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Vladimir Putin's Chechen warlord ally 'seriously ill' amid fears of poisoning

Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov, who has advocated using nuclear weapons against Ukraine, is rumoured to have been poisoned and is being treated in the United Arab Emirates

Daily Mirror

German minister warns of ‘massive’ danger from Russian hackers

Nancy Faeser says Ukraine war has exacerbated German cybersecurity concerns

The Guardian - UK

Swedish intel agent gets life for spying for Russia

Stockholm (AFP) - A judge on Thursday handed a life sentence to a former Swedish intelligence official convicted of spying for Russia for a decade and jailed his brother for 10 years.

AFP

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2 Swedes Get Lengthy Sentences in Russia Espionage Case

Two Iranian-born Swedish brothers were given lengthy prison sentences on Thursday for spying for Russia and its military intelligence service GRU for a decade. The oldest of the two naturalized Swedes — Peyman Kia — was sentenced to life, while his younger brother, Payam Kia, was sentenced to nine years…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Swedish prosecutors urge life sentence for man in Russia spy trial

Swedish prosecutors asked a court to sentence two brothers accused of spying on behalf of Russia to life and 12 years in prison, respectively, as the trial concluded on Monday.

Reuters

Who is Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer swapped for Griner?

The life of Viktor Bout reads like a spy thriller.

Reuters

Belarus foreign minister and Putin ally dies 'after secret talks to end war in Ukraine'

Vladimir Makei, 64, was seen as the only main channel of communication to the West in dictator Alexander Lukashenko’s hardline pro-Russia regime. - he died a day after meeting with the Pope’s envoy Ante Jozić

Daily Mirror

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Two Swedish men charged with spying for Russia go on trial

A trial has opened in Sweden in the case of two Iranian-born Swedish brothers who have been charged with spying for Russia and its military intelligence service GRU for around a decade

The Independent UK

Who is Viktor Bout, the arms dealer who could be swapped for Griner?

The life of Viktor Bout reads like a spy thriller.

Reuters

Dutch judges to deliver verdicts in MH17 downed plane trial

A Dutch court is set to deliver verdicts in the long-running trial of three Russians and a Ukrainian rebel for their alleged roles in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over conflict-torn eastern Ukraine

The Independent UK

Salisbury attack inquiry will establish whether British government was right to name Russia responsible

Family of victim Dawn Sturgess express concern as no date yet set for public inquiry to start

The Independent UK

Salisbury poisoning: How a lethal substance sparked an international incident in a quiet English city

Andy Gregory looks back on the shocking and tragic events that thrust the Wiltshire city into global headlines

The Independent UK

Norway arrests ‘Brazilian researcher’ accused of spying for Russia

Investigators believe man posing as academic at University of Tromsø, in sensitive far north, was using false identity

The Guardian - UK

Russian commanders facing large-scale mutiny as regiment refuses to fight and Moscow loses ground

Spooks from Moscow’s feared GRU and FSB intelligence agencies are trying to quell a rebellion by soldiers of the 127th Regiment of the First Army Corps for a second time

Daily Mirror

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Russian spies luring unsuspecting men into honeytraps still at large in the West

A total of 18 Kremlin spies are on the loose in western Europe with two already captured and the search for the rest of them ongoing, it has been claimed by a Russia expert

Daily Mirror

Russian honeytrap spy 'charmed way into NATO command posing as socialite jeweller'

A Russian agent infiltrated NATO command offices in Naples appearing to be a social climber who set up a jewellery design business and had German and Peruvian parents, according to an investigative report

The Guardian - UK

Socialite who charmed Nato staff in Naples was Russian spy, say investigators

GRU officer spent decade posing as Peruvian jewellery designer, say investigative journalists

The Guardian - UK

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

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The Guardian - UK

‘Absolute evil’: inside the Russian prison camp where dozens of Ukrainians burned to death

Entrepreneur Anna Vorosheva accuses Moscow of murder after spending 100 days in the Olenivka detention centre

Reuters

Explainer-Who is Viktor Bout, arms dealer linked to swap for Americans held by Russia?

The life of Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer jailed in the United States and linked to a possible swap for two U.S. citizens imprisoned by Moscow, sometimes reads like a far-fetched spy thriller.

The Guardian - UK

Arms dealer ‘100% sure’ Russian agents behind blast at Bulgarian depot

Emilian Gebrev says explosion on Sunday is latest of repeated attacks against him by GRU operatives

Reuters

Who is Viktor Bout, arms dealer linked to swap for Americans held by Moscow?

The life of Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer jailed in the United States and linked to a possible swap for two U.S. citizens detained by Moscow, sometimes reads like a far-fetched spy thriller.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's Russian troops 'booby-trapped' beaten dog with bomb in terror bid

Russian special forces attached the explosive to a wounded dog in a heartless bid to strike terror in a Ukrainian town they left months ago

Daily Record

Terror expert claims Scotland at risk of chemical attacks by Vladimir Putin

Graham Yuill, a writer from Glasgow, says he understands from a "reliable source" that bases in Fife, Scotstoun and Govan could be targeted.

Irish Mirror

Up to 40 Russian spies are working undercover in Ireland and hiding in general population

One senior source told the Mirror that Russia had spent years building up its intelligence assets in Ireland

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