Moscow’s development of poisons like one used against Skripal has long history and dark shadow
Felix Kubin, a Russian who defected to the US in 2013, says that he was approached before that…
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Three important lessons of the Skripal Case the West has yet to learn
There now can be little doubt that Moscow and the Russian security services were behind the poisoning of…
Moscow intensifies its efforts to use Russian emigres to promote Kremlin policies
At least in part because the Bolsheviks came out of emigration to take power, Moscow has long viewed…
Putin comes up with another way to hide Russian combat losses
Vladimir Putin’s decision to allow foreigners to serve in the Russian military not only reflects Russia’s demographic problems…
FSB may be well pleased with Zapad-2017 outcome, Belarusian analysts say
The Zapad-2017 military exercise has ended “without the annexation of Belarus, a new round of aggression against Ukraine,…
Russian diplomats Chisinau expelled reportedly recruited Gagauz to fight in Ukraine
The identification of a pro-Moscow Ukrainian who fought against Kyiv in the first months of Moscow’s war in…
Moscow heavily involved with ISIS and other terrorist groups, Ukraine tells NATO
In the not so distant past, the United States government would have taken the lead in exposing Russian…
Moscow TV propagandist says terrorist attacks in France could still turn the tide for Le Pen
Vladimir Solovyev, a host and commentator on Russia's second largest and state-owned television channel Rossiya-1, said today that “terrorist…
Putin’s special operations achieve a second and larger victory when they are exposed
Many in the US and elsewhere are horrified by Vladimir Putin’s overt and covert efforts to affect the…
Russian special services aren’t the all-powerful agencies many believe, Kirillova says
Many in Russia and the West have come to believe, under the influence of Putin and pro-Putin propaganda…
Russia using “organized chaos” to subvert Ukrainian government – analyst
Russia’s hybrid aggression unleashed against Ukraine has transitioned to a phase where Moscow seeks non-military means of 'resolving'…
“Snowden” – A Movie About a Hero or a Traitor?
Right now the much ballyhooed Oliver Stone film "Snowden" is showing in the majority of theaters in Russia,…
Putin returning Russia ‘not to Soviet but to Stalinist’ state security system, Felgenhauer says
Reports that Vladimir Putin wants to create a single security agency in place of the plethora of such…
Ukraine’s Deputy Chief of Staff was a Russian spy – Security Service
13 agents of Russian special services are under investigation in Ukraine. Among them is the ATO Deputy Chief…
Pro-Russia Militants in Occupied East Ukraine Torture Protestant Pastor To Convert To Russian Orthodox Church
The story of Aleksandr Khomchenko, a Protestant clergyman from Donetsk, though sadly all too typical, is no less…
Prosecution to present a fake witness, says Savchenko lawyer Mark Feygin
On 3 February, the court in Donetsk, Russia decided to allow Savchenko case investigator Dmitriy Manshin to testify. Ukraine's…
GRU troop movements hint at new Russian postings in Ukraine
Russian GRU military units are on the move, according to the New Region media center. It's source, Nikolai Zhigalin, has previously…
Troubling questions about Putin: Is he sick? And is he getting rid of witnesses?
In the dies non that exists in Russia over the country's long winter holidays, two uncomfortable and potentially…
Evidence on perpetrators of war crimes in Russia’s war in Donbas to be submitted to The Hague
A new 156-page investigative report identifies for the first time perpetrators of war crimes in Russia's war in…
Russian ombudsman suggests exchanging Savchenko for captured Russian GRU officers
Russian ombudsman Ella Pamfilova believes that after court's decision Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko can be transfered to Ukraine…