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China and Russia sign deal on maritime law enforcement as military build-up intensifies in Arctic

China and Russia have signed an agreement to work together in maritime law enforcement following a meeting that took place in a Russian city inside the Arctic Circle, not far from the border with new Nato member Finland.

Bangkok Post · Apr 27, 2023

The enemy within? Ukraine’s Moscow-affiliated Orthodox Church faces scrutiny

Church alleged to be arm of the Kremlin – disguising Russian propaganda as religious teachings

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2023

Moscow court rejects appeal from cafe bombing suspect

A Russian court has rejected an appeal from a suspect in a bombing that killed a well-known Russian military blogger

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2023

Vladimir Putin suffers breakdown after changing cancer medicine, Kremlin source claims

Rumours of Vladimir Putin suffering a temporary "nervous breakdown" came amid speculation he used a body double to represent him while visiting high-ranking Russian generals in Ukraine

Daily Mirror · Apr 20, 2023

Kremlin’s foreign minister to meet UN secretary general; US considering ban on exports to Russia – as it happened

Sergei Lavrov to meet António Guterres on Monday; US to discuss export ban at G7 leaders’ summit

The Guardian - AU · Apr 20, 2023

St. Louis Black empowerment activists charged with role in Russian propaganda scheme

ST. LOUIS — A federal indictment claims three activists behind a St. Louis Black empowerment group took part in a yearslong Russian "agitation and propaganda" campaign to sow dissent in the United States.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 20, 2023

Russia's legal interpretation of 'espionage' has broadened since the Soviet era – as the case of Evan Gershkovich shows

The case of Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich, who on April 18, 2023, saw his appeal against investigative detention on spying charges turned down by a Russian court, has echoes of an earlier era. Not since the Cold War, the Kremlin noted, has an American journalist been charged with…

The Conversation · Apr 19, 2023

Russian hackers want to ‘disrupt or destroy’ UK infrastructure, minister warns

Cabinet Office secretary, Oliver Dowden, to issue national alert and urge companies to boost cybersecurity

The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2023

US charges Russians, Americans for ‘malign’ influence campaign

Washington accuses Russian agents of trying to exert influence through small US groups and interfering in local vote.

Al Jazeera · Apr 18, 2023

U.S. issues fresh charges over alleged Moscow influence campaign

The U.S. Justice Department announced new charges on Tuesday against four Americans in Florida and three Russians for allegedly working on behalf of Moscow "to conduct a multi-year foreign malign influence campaign in the United States."

Reuters · Apr 18, 2023