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Report: Russia Is Spying With Civilian Boats

Nordic public broadcasters say they've uncovered spying program in the North Sea

(Newser) - A joint investigation by the public broadcasters of Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland has uncovered a large fleet of Russian spy ships allegedly posing as fishing vessels in the North Sea. The broadcasters—DR in Denmark, NRK in Norway, SVT in Sweden, and Yle in Finland—say about 50 Russian...

Poland Put Razor Wire Along Russia Border, Goes a Step Further

Nation to install barrier with 24-hour monitoring along its land border with Russia

(Newser) - Poland has begun building a state-of-the-art electronic barrier at its land border with Russia's Kaliningrad exclave to monitor and counteract any illegal activity, the Polish interior minister said Tuesday. The barrier, which will be equipped with 24-hour monitoring cameras and motion detectors, will run for 130 miles and is...

70-Year-Old Called Zelensky 'Handsome,' Then the Cops Came

Olga Slegina, 70, convicted of 'discrediting the Russian army'

(Newser) - A 70-year-old Russian woman accused of supporting Ukraine in part because she said its president was "handsome" has been sanctioned by a Moscow court for "discrediting the Russian army." Olga Slegina was fined about $490 for comments made in December, the Daily Beast reports. She was staying...

You Don't Want to Know What This Plane's Parking Fee Is

Russian aircraft stranded at Toronto airport for more than a year has racked up $330K bill so far

(Newser) - Toronto Pearson International Airport spells out pretty clearly how much patrons might owe for both short- and long-term parking there, but the venue is now contending with one situation that isn't covered on its rates sheet. There are just over two dozen Antonov AN-124 cargo planes that exist on...

US Journalist Looks Calm as Russian Judge Denies Appeal

Evan Gershkovich must remain jailed on spying charges brought by Moscow

(Newser) - A Russian judge on Tuesday upheld the detention of jailed American journalist Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested on spying charges as part of a sweeping Kremlin crackdown on dissent and press freedom amid the war in Ukraine. He and the US government vehemently deny the allegations. A judge with the...

Putin Returns to Occupied Ukraine
Putin Returns to
Occupied Ukraine
Apr 18, 2023 6:19 AM CDT

Putin Returns to Occupied Ukraine

Russian president meets with military commanders, offers gifts to troops

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a rare trip into occupied Ukrainian territory for a meeting with his commanders. The Kremlin released footage showing Putin in Kherson. He told commanders at a military meeting that he did not want to be a distraction, but "it is important for me...

Russia Allows Ambassador to Visit Gershkovich

Jailed reporter 'remains strong,' she says

(Newser) - The American ambassador to Russia has been allowed to visit jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich for the first time since he was arrested last month on espionage charges. US Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy visited the US citizen at Moscow's Leforto prison, NBC reports. It was "...

Russian Opposition Figure Unrepentant After Sentence

Vladimir Kara-Murza gets 25 years, longest term yet for speaking out against the war in Ukraine

(Newser) - One of Russia's most vocal opposition figures has just learned the price for criticizing the war in Ukraine: 25 years in a penal colony. Vladimir Kara-Murza received the sentence in a Moscow court on Monday—the longest one doled out to an opposition figure since the Russian invasion, reports...

Finland Starts Work on Russian Border Fence
Finland Begins
Fencing Off Russia
Apr 15, 2023 1:20 PM CDT

Finland Begins Fencing Off Russia

New NATO member says invasion of Ukraine was the main prompt

(Newser) - The construction of barbed-wired fence along Finland’s long border with Russia—primarily meant to curb illegal migration—has broken ground near the southeastern town of Imatra less than two weeks after the Nordic country joined NATO as the 31st member of the military alliance. The Finnish Border Guard on...

Belarus Sends Anti-War Dad Back to Russia

Alexei Moskalyov fled country after he was convicted of 'discrediting' military

(Newser) - A Russian man who fled the country after he was convicted of "discrediting" the country's military has been extradited from Belarus, a human rights group says. Alexei Moskalyov, 54, was arrested in Minsk last month, two days after he fled house arrest in Yefremov, south of Moscow. Hours...

Alexei Navalny Sick With Possible Slow Poisoning

Spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said a mystery stomach illness afflicts the opposition leader

(Newser) - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is in a maximum-security prison and in just two weeks' time has lost 18 pounds, reports Reuters . Spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said Navalny is suffering from a mystery ailment that could be a slow-acting poison. In a series of tweets , Yarmysh said that when Navalny asks...

Zelensky on Gruesome Video: We Will Not Forgive or Forget

It appears to show Russians behead a Ukrainian captive

(Newser) - Volodymyr Zelensky made clear he would neither forgive nor forget the Russian "beasts" who appear to have beheaded captive Ukrainian soldiers in two videos that have surfaced on social media in the last week, reports CNN . "This video, the execution of a Ukrainian captive, the world must see...

Leak Suggests US Ally Trying to Help Russia on the Sly

Egypt planned to ship rockets to Putin, reports the 'Washington Post'

(Newser) - Outlets continue to sift through leaked US intelligence documents that turned up online over the last few weeks, and the Washington Post appears to have found one of the more notable ones. It suggests that Egypt has plans to ship 40,000 rockets to Russia, and to do so quietly...

Passover Meals Nationwide Left One Empty Seat

Jews save place at Seders for Evan Gershkovich, 'WSJ' reporter jailed in Russia

(Newser) - Human rights groups and journalists are speaking out about Evan Gershkovich , the Wall Street Journal reporter detained last month in Russia on alleged spy charges. Now, members of the Jewish community are offering their own nod to the 31-year-old journalist, leaving an empty seat at their Seder, the traditional meal...

Russia's Defense Ministry Isn't Having a Great Week

First the agency's building caught on fire, then a gunman tried to storm it

(Newser) - Russia's Defense Ministry isn't terribly popular these days, especially among Ukrainians , but if it's any consolation to its detractors, the government agency isn't having the best week. Citing the Tass news agency , the Daily Beast reports that a man sporting a pistol tried to get into...

Macron Urges Xi to Talk Sense Into Russia

Russia expresses no hope for peace negotiations

(Newser) - On a state visit to Beijing, French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday pressured Chinese President Xi Jinping to help persuade Russia to end its invasion of Ukraine. "I know I can count on you to bring Russia to its senses, and bring everyone back to the negotiating table,"...

Russian Defector on Putin: 'He's Simply Afraid'

Gleb Karakulov, who protected Putin for years, says Putin avoids internet, travels on secret train

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is "pathologically afraid for his life" and uses an untrackable armored train in an effort to protect it, according to the highest-ranking intelligence official to defect from Russia since the start of its war in Ukraine. Gleb Karakulov—who defected with his wife and daughter...

In Russia, People 'Get Locked Away,' Jailed Reporter Tweeted

Evan Gershkovich finds support from Russian colleagues, human rights group

(Newser) - Among the issues Moscow-based Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich covered in Russia was efforts to crack down on free speech. "Reporting on Russia is now also a regular practice of watching people you know get locked away for years," he tweeted in July, per the New York ...

&#39;Major Blow to Russia&#39; as Finland Joins NATO
Finland Deals Russia a Big Blow
Apr 4, 2023 9:33 AM CDT

Finland Deals Russia a Big Blow

Nordic country joins NATO, more than doubling

(Newser) - Russia will think twice before invading neighboring Finland as the latter country officially joined "the world’s biggest security alliance" on Tuesday, NATO's 74th birthday, per the AP . Finland became the 31st NATO member state when Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto handed an official accession document to US Secretary...

Intel Report: Russian Troops Are Falling to Booze

Putin's soldiers also succumbing to hypothermia and mishandling weapons, says UK analysis

(Newser) - Intel from the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense suggests Russian soldiers in Ukraine aren't just falling prey to bullets and bombs. They are also dying from too much alcohol, extreme cold, and mishandling their own weapons, reports Business Insider . The MOD tweeted an intelligence update on Ukraine early...

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