Russian invasion of Ukraine
Crime
Cyprus Investigates How Local Companies Help Russian Oligarchs
Cyprus law enforcement is investigating the attempted £1 billion (about $1.2 billion) stake transfer by a Russian oligarch on the day he faced EU sanctions. The inquiry is currently in progress, The Guardian reported.
This revelation follows the disclosure that...
Economy
EU Fills 90% of Gas Storages Ahead of Schedule
Stocks of natural gas in the EU have reached a historic high. By August 17th, the storage facilities of the EU member states were 90.12 percent full. This was reported by Politico in reference to data from the Gas...
Europe
Wagner’s Rebel Mercenaries Halt Advance To Avoid Bloodshed In Russia
Rebel Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Saturday evening that his mercenary group will halt its march on Moscow to avoid a bloodshed.
Greek News
Russia In Major Military Crisis As Wagner Chief Prigozhin Rebels
Russia is in major military crisis after Wagner mercenary group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin declared war on Moscow’s own defense ministry.
Diplomacy
Russia Assumes Presidency Of UN Security Council Despite Ukraine War
Russia on Saturday assumed the rotating presidency of the United Nations' Security Council, despite its continuing invasion of Ukraine.
Europe
Ukraine Vows to Find Killers of Unarmed Ukrainian Soldier
A video has emerged online which appears to show the execution of an unarmed Ukrainian soldier who was taken as a prisoner of war (POW) by Russian forces.
The video shows the serviceman smoking a cigarette before being gunned down...
Military
How Open-Source Intelligence is Transforming the Conflict in Ukraine
The use of Open-source intelligence, known to practitioners as OSINT, in Ukraine, is transforming the way information and intelligence are collected, analyzed, produced, and disseminated.
Although intelligence has been a crucial element of warfare since time immemorial, the increasingly widespread...
Europe
5 Lessons from the War in Ukraine
February 24 marks the passing of an entire year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The war in Ukraine has captured global attention, not least because it has the potential to significantly alter the world's geostrategic balance. It is also...
Military
Iranian Drone Downed in Ukraine Made With US Parts
An Iranian drone downed in Ukraine was constructed with parts made by multiple US and Western companies according to a Ukrainian intelligence report which was passed on to the US.
Russian forces have been using drones, artillery, and airstrikes to...
Hollywood
Sean Penn Gives His Oscar to Zelensky
Hollywood actor and director Sean Penn gave one of his Oscars statuettes to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a visit to Kyiv.
On Tuesday, November 8th, the actor handed Zelensky one of the two Academy Awards for Best Actor trophies...