Russian state terrorism Archives

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UK MPs, Peers, campaigners back renewed calls to designate Russia state sponsor of terrorism

UK's 13 MPs and 5 Peers have signed a joint letter to the UK Foreign Secretary, Lord Cameron, calling on him to review the case for designating Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism.

byCivic Sector Organizations

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OSCE Parliamentary Assembly calls Russia state sponsor of terrorism

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe adopted a final declaration called Russia…

byIryna Voichuk

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Ukraine Amb to US: priority for 2023 is to give Russia the right status; e.g. a terrorist state

In an interview with Suspilne, Ukrainian Ambassador to the USA Oksana Markarova said that the key priority for…

byOrysia Hrudka

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Russia openly admits its terror bombing goal is to push Ukraine to capitulate

Putin’s press-secretary Dmitry Peskov has openly stated that Ukraine must fulfil Russia’s demands for the bombing of critical…

byAlya Shandra

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Polish Senate recognizes Russian authorities as a terrorist regime

On October 26, the Polish Senate condemned Russian military aggression against Ukraine in a new resolution. Members of…

byOlena Mukhina

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Four reasons why the US should designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism

1. Designating Russia as a sponsor of terrorism is not just a symbolic measure, it holds severe consequences…

byBohdan Ben

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Putin has two reasons to kill his opponents and the West has to counter both, Shulipa says

Yury Shulipa, author of How Putin Kills Abroad, says that Putin has two reasons for doing away with…

byPaul A. Goble

On April 14, the Security Service of Ukraine reported it had arrested a “mole” within its ranks—Major General Valerii Shaitanov, who served as the chief of the service’s Center for Special Operations “A.” He was detained under suspicion of state treason and for allegedly carrying out terrorist attacks. (Photo: ssu.gov.ua)

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The political dimension of Russia’s spy war in Ukraine

Since the beginning of the undeclared Russian-Ukrainian war in early 2014, the secret services of both countries have…

byThe Jamestown Foundation

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Key figure in Boeing MH17 shootdown identified as deputy head of Russia’s FSB Border Service

Just as some leaders seek to distract attention from their old lies by telling new ones, so the…

byPaul A. Goble

Vladimir Putin in 2013 standing in front of a Buk missile launcher similar to one used to shoot down the Flight MH17 a year later (source: BBC MH17 Documentary)

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For Putin, MH17 shootdown hearings more serious than ruble’s fall and coronavirus’ spread, Eggert says

For many, the coronavirus pandemic and the economic turmoil that has led to the collapse of the ruble…

byPaul A. Goble

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Ukraine

Ukrainian Police claim to have detained suspects of war veteran Amina Okuyeva’s assassination

The way Minister Avakov communicates is often questionable. “Avakov wrote a post on the detention of the ‘suspects’…

byOlena Makarenko

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Telephone terrorism against Ukraine originates mostly from Russia or Russia-occupied territories of Ukraine

Since the beginning of November, there have been fake calls claiming that bombs have been planted in the…

byPaul A. Goble

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How Ukraine will try to prove Russia finances terrorism

Ukraine’s memorandum comprised 17,500 pages and weighed 90 kilos. A special cart was used to transport the documents:…

byBohdan Ben

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Evil empire revives in Putin’s regime and FSB methods of “fighting terrorism”

In August 1991, just after the failure of the August Coup that had unsuccessfully tried to save the…

byBohdan Ben

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Rash of arson attacks on Moscow Churches in Ukraine directed from Russia – SBU

When the arsons began As early as at the night of 6 February 2019, unknown persons set fire…

byBohdan Ben

A picture from FSB building security video footage shows the 17-year-old male in the FSB regional offices in the city of Arkhangelsk, Russia shortly before the blast. (Photo: tass.ru)

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Analysts: Attack on FSB HQ in Arkhangelsk a ‘black swan’ threat to Putin regime

At first glance, the attack on the FSB building in Arkhangelsk appears to be but one of a…

byPaul A. Goble

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Browder, Navalny and Pugachev likely top Putin’s hit list, Eidman says

Political murders in Russia are always ordered by the top man rather than being the decision of some…

byPaul A. Goble

Vladimir Putin giving an interview to Russian propaganda TV channel RT, formerly known as "Russia Today" (Image: screen capture)

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Who’s most at risk of assassination by Putin’s siloviki? Kirillova provides a typology

One of the reasons Vladimir Putin and his regime are able to get away with so many of…

byPaul A. Goble

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Trump’s challenging of broad consensus on Crimea will lead to a broader war, Skobov says

Even if Donald Trump doesn’t recognize as legitimate Vladimir Putin’s Anschluss of Crimea, the US president’s hints that…

byPaul A. Goble

A heavily-protected Russian entry point into the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea annexed by Russia in March 2014 (Image: Kommersant.ru)

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Moscow planning provocation in occupied Crimea to discredit Ukraine, general says

Likely with an eye on the Helsinki summit, the Russian authorities are preparing some sort of provocation in…

byPaul A. Goble