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Russian Official Blames Islamic ‘Sleeper Cells’ for Church and Synagogue Attacks

Dagestan Governor Sergei Melikov said on Monday that foreign-directed Islamic “sleeper cells” carried out bloody attacks on churches and synagogues on Sunday, killing at least 21 people. Islamic State congratulated the attackers but did not take direct responsibility for the massacre. The Russian police killed On Sunday, five militants launched an “anti-terrorist operation” to put […]

Ukraine Launches Dozens of Drone Attacks on Russian Mainland

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — More than 30 drones were shot down in the country’s west late Sunday night and into the night, Russian authorities said, just hours after a Russian bomb attack on Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, killed three people and sent dozens to hospital. Officials said one of four airstrikes hit a five-story residential […]

Russian bomb attack on Kharkiv kills at least three and wounds 52 | Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a Russian bomb attack in Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, on Saturday afternoon killed at least three people. Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov said an additional 52 people were wounded in the attack. Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Shniekhbov said four airstrikes hit the city, damaging homes, shops and a public transport station. […]

Russian Gas Imports to EU Overtake U.S. for First Time Since 2022

Russia’s natural gas imports into the European Union have surpassed those from the United States for the first time in nearly two years since Brussels sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine came into force. Pipeline gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia accounted for about 15 percent of the EU’s total imports in May, […]

Biden administration bans Kaspersky software over Russian ties

The Biden administration has issued an order banning the use of all software from Kaspersky Lab, citing its ties to Russia. The company’s software has been a concern for the U.S. government since at least 2017 due to suspicions that the Russian government has influenced it, which has full access to all of Kaspersky’s systems […]

Alfa Bank: US-sanctioned Russian banking giant expands in China – CNN

Anton Vaganov/Reuters Alfa-Bank’s exhibition stand at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, June 5, 2024 Editor’s note: Sign up for CNN’s “Meanwhile, China” newsletter to find out what you need to know about the country’s rise and its impact on the world. Hong Kong/London CNN — Beaten Western sanctionsRussia’s largest private […]

US soldier sentenced to nearly 4 years in Russian prison on theft conviction

A US soldier pleaded guilty to theft and was sentenced to nearly four years in a Russian prison. A court in the eastern Russian city of Vladivostok sentenced Staff Sergeant Gordon Black, 34, to three years and nine months in prison for theft and making death threats, the Associated Press reported. Black was arrested in […]

Russian spies fight a second front

While the war in Ukraine grinds on, Russian spies are fighting on another front. Throughout Western countries, Russia’s intelligence agencies emulate earlier Soviet Cold War tactics and show the influence of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s KGB training on his foreign policy. Using deep undercover agents, sabotage, assassinations, and coups, Russia is working hard to extend […]