The 32 shipments Catrosa Reactiv received from Scharlab contained 14 chemicals worth $15,000, all subject to EU export bans from April 2022 to June 2023 due to their potential contribution to the enhancement of Russia’s defence,…
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Moldova’s election delivers lessons to Europe on countering Russian interference
The victory of a pro-European party in Moldova’s parliamentary elections was a litmus test in the former Soviet nation, where Russian interference and disinformation campaigns have spent millions in a bid to…
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Videos appear to show captured Cuban nationals who were fighting alongside Russia in Ukraine
In its push to hold captured territory in Ukraine, Russia has turned to countries like North Korea for added manpower. Now, it appears additional support is also coming from Cuban mercenaries.
Videos obtained by CBS News appear to show Cuban…
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The Slow Demise of Russian Oil Production
For most of the last decade, OPEC and Russia, collectively referred to as OPEC+, have aligned their interests in maintaining high oil prices and set production quotas that furthered this goal. Saudi Arabia, OPEC’s largest member, has, as…
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How China Revived Russia’s Frozen Gas
Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project is rapidly transforming from a sanctioned stalemate into a strategic lifeline for China’s energy security. Despite years of delays, Western sanctions, and logistical hurdles, the venture has begun delivering…
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NATO needs accelerated counter-drone tech to fend off Russian incursions: Official
BELFAST — NATO’s fielding of counter-drone systems must be expediated so the threat of Russian drones violating alliance airspace can be better dealt with, according to a senior NATO official.
Counter-drone technology is “something…
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Leaked Documents Expose $8 Billion Crypto Web Behind Russia’s Sanctions Evasion
When a cache of internal files from firms tied to fugitive Moldovan oligarch Ilan Shor hit the internet earlier this month, analysts saw more than business secrets exposed—they saw the architecture of a crypto-powered geopolitical machine.
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine can help Europe counter Russian drone incursions | Ukraine
Ukraine’s president has offered to help Poland and other European countries in countering the recent wave of Russian drone incursions – and suggested some of the uncrewed aircraft may have been launched from the Baltic Sea.
Volodymyr…
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The Kremlin to Russian Consumers — Pay for Our War
As economic growth stalls and revenues decline, Moscow is no longer able to pump up the fiscal stimulus that fueled earlier wartime expansion, instead embracing austerity measures that threaten to further strangle the civilian…
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