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The Russian-born Alexander Smirnov, a dual US-Israeli citizen, faces up to six years in prison under the terms of a plea agreement he struck with prosecutors.
Dec. 16, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Dec. 9, 2024
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Special Operations Forces report that during a raid on enemy positions in the Kursk region 17 Russian soldiers trying to take back territory Ukraine had invaded in August were eliminated.
Dec. 6, 2024
Crimea
At the Kozachyi training ground in Sevastopol, Russian forces train African and Cuban mercenaries and use children from the Yunarmiya group as human shields.
Nov. 12, 2024
War in Ukraine
The Kremlin seems to think that more than a few of its top officers are responsible for filching millions of rubles’ worth of cash and military resources from the Russian war effort.
Nov. 4, 2024
Top News
The command of the 810th Brigade of Russian marines, based in Sevastopol, is reportedly trying but failing to cover up deaths of its troops in the Kursk regiont.
Nov. 1, 2024
War in Ukraine
Putin’s war on Ukraine is more than just brute revanchism. He wants to annihilate Ukrainian national identity. As such, he needs to brainwash Ukrainian children into faithful Russians.
Oct. 27, 2024
EU
Incumbent president Maia Sandu, who claims there is evidence that pro-Russian forces bought votes, faces a run-off vote. Europe's press takes a closer look.
Oct. 23, 2024
War in Ukraine
As another soldier’s death is marked in a small western Ukrainian city, tensions about Ukraine’s death toll and controversial mobilization process remain.
Oct. 19, 2024
Russia
Moscow has arrested at least a dozen other military officials since April, part of what analysts have called a “purge” of corrupt army leaders amid Russia’s military offensive in Ukraine.
Sep. 16, 2024
Sergei Shoigu
The crackdown on corruption among the upper echelons of Russia’s Ministry of Defense that began in April shows no likelihood of letting up.
Aug. 6, 2024
War in Ukraine
Incidents of Russians paying bribes to leave the military service are on a steep rise with the number of criminal cases for illegal deactivation tripling over the last 5 months.
Aug. 1, 2024
Now that the arms flow to Ukraine has been unblocked by Congress, Kyiv is managing to stymie the Russian offensive. But it’s time to unblock some of Washington’s preconceptions.
Jun. 16, 2024
War in Ukraine
The Kremlin’s hunger for fresh meat for its war in Ukraine is insatiable, with African students, desperate to retain their residency rights, the latest group to catch the “selector’s eye.”
Jun. 10, 2024
War in Ukraine
While hybrid warfare may seem less harmful than a direct military strike by the enemy, it is no less inimical to national security and poses a serious threat.
Jun. 4, 2024
Telegram
As the Kremlin escalates its crackdown on Russia’s corrupt generals the head of the Ministry of Defense department for state procurement becomes the second arrested in less than 24 hours.
May. 23, 2024
Germany
The head of Russia’s Armed Forces Main Communications Directorate is the most recent senior general to be charged with accepting “a bribe on an especially large scale,” according to Russian media.
May. 23, 2024
Corruption
The Head of Russia’s Defense Ministry personnel department was arrested during an overnight raid as part of a broader shake-up at the top levels of Russia’s military.
May. 14, 2024