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Russia says it's hard to believe Islamic State could have launched Moscow attack: Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that it ...
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Latvia to auction Moscow House in Riga, proceeds will go to Ukraine: The Latvian government decided to auction off a land plot in the centre of Riga ...
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Nearly 100 people still missing after Moscow attack, Russian news site says: As many as 95 people are still missing after last week's attack near Moscow when ...
reuters.com/world/europe/nearly-100-people-still-missing-after-moscow-attack-russian-news-site-says-2024-03-27/
Russia executed Ukrainian POWs, UN report says: The United Nations issues damning report about conduct of Vladimir Putin’s troops in eastern Ukraine.
politico.eu/article/russia-executed-32-ukrainian-prisioners-war-winter-un-report-reads/
Quick Glance: The remarkable evolution of ISIS-K's leader into a formidable group
- Sanaullah Ghafari, in his role as the leader of the Afghan branch of Islamic State, played a significant role in the transformation into an extremely menacing branch of the global Islamist network, capable of conducting operations far from their bases in the border regions of Afghanistan.
- The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the massacre at a concert hall near Moscow that resulted in the deaths of at least 137 people. U.S. officials indicated that the Afghan branch, Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K), was responsible.
- Ghafari has enhanced the group's strength through his firm ideology and notable attacks. He has made repeated attempts to target Russia in response to its involvement in the Syrian civil war, which contributed to defeating ISIS' regional operations.
- By using high-profile attacks as a tool for recruitment, the group has focused on ethnic Tajiks and Uzbeks in Central Asia. ISIS-K is planning to escalate its foreign operations, including attacks against the United States.
Western troops in Ukraine ‘bring the risk of a world war,’ Hungary’s top diplomat tells Russian media
politico.eu/article/hungary-foreign-minister-peter-szijjarto-says-western-troops-ukraine-lead-world-war/
Russia blames Ukraine, the West over Moscow concert hall attack: Russia on Tuesday sought to shift blame for the Moscow concert hall attack onto Ukraine and its ...
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Moscow Attack Death Toll Rises to 143 – Authorities: The death toll from the attack on a Moscow concert hall claimed by Islamic extremists rose on Wednesday to ...
themoscowtimes.com/2024/03/27/moscow-attack-death-toll-rises-to-143-authorities-a84658
Russia, Mali To Strengthen Counterterrorism Efforts: Russia and Mali agreed to strengthen their cooperation over counterterrorism in a telephone call on ...
themoscowtimes.com/2024/03/27/russia-mali-to-strengthen-counterterrorism-efforts-a84655
UN Report Accuses Russia Of Executing Ukrainian Prisoners Of War: A new report by the United Nations has said Russia may have executed at least 32 Ukrainian ...
rferl.org/a/ukraine-pows-executed-russia-un-report/32879564.html
Moscow terror attack: Russia’s FSB chief alleges US, UK involvement; eighth suspect appears in court
wionews.com/world/moscow-terror-attack-russias-fsb-chief-alleges-us-uk-involvement-eighth-suspect-appears-in-court-704608
Ukraine ramps up spending on homemade weapons to help fight Russia: One emerging bright spot is its small but fast-growing defense industry ...
pbs.org/newshour/politics/ukraine-ramps-up-spending-on-homemade-weapons-to-help-fight-russia
Samsung Pay will stop working with Russian Mir cards in April: The move was likely spurred by the announcement of new U.S. sanctions against the Russian National ...
kyivindependent.com/samsung-pay-will-stop-working-with-russian-mir-cards-in-april/
US, South Korea set up task force to block North Korea oil shipments: The United States and South Korea this week launched a new task force aimed at preventing ...
reuters.com/world/us-south-korea-set-up-task-force-block-north-korea-oil-shipments-2024-03-27/
Lukashenko contradicts Putin, says Moscow terrorists were fleeing to Belarus, not Ukraine
politico.eu/article/alexander-lukashenko-vladimir-putin-crocus-attack-moscow-terrorists-to-belarus-not-ukraine/
Quick Glance: Lukashenko Supervises Troops Near Lithuanian Border
- During a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Russia-Belarus Union State in Saint Petersburg, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko inspected a tank battalion near the Lithuanian border and directed that any 'provocation' there must be met with force, as reported by a Telegram channel close to his administration on Tuesday.
- Emphasizing the need to 'publicly stop any provocation', Lukashenko highlighted that 'any violation of the state border must be decisively countered'.
- The deteriorating relations between Lithuania, a member of the European Union and NATO, and Minsk have been attributed to Lithuania's support for the opposition in Belarus.
As Russia attacks, Ukraine scrambles to dig enough trenches: There is worry that Kyiv has left it too late to build the formidable defenses needed to hold off a ...
politico.eu/article/russia-ukraine-war-trench-attack/
Russian FSB says US, UK and Ukraine behind Moscow attack: The director of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), Alexander Bortnikov, said on Tuesday that the ...
euronews.com/2024/03/26/russian-fsb-says-us-uk-and-ukraine-behind-moscow-attack
War-battered Ukraine celebrates soccer team’s ‘crucial victory’ to reach Euro 2024
cnn.com/2024/03/27/sport/ukraine-soccer-victory-euro-2024-int-hnk-spt/
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What’s behind Macron’s ‘hardened stance’ on the Russia-Ukraine war?: The French president has adopted a bellicose stance in recent months, even suggesting troops ...
aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/26/whats-behind-macrons-hardened-stance-on-the-russia-ukraine-war
Russia persists in blaming Ukraine for concert attack despite its denial and Islamic State’s claim
english.elpais.com/international/2024-03-26/russia-persists-in-blaming-ukraine-for-concert-attack-despite-its-denial-and-islamic-states-claim.html
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 763: As the war enters its 763rd day, these are the main developments.
aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/28/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-763
Russian Attacks Kill 3 as Ukraine Calls for More Air Defenses: Russian attacks on eastern and southern Ukraine killed at least three people on Wednesday ...
themoscowtimes.com/2024/03/27/russian-attacks-kill-3-as-ukraine-calls-for-more-air-defenses-a84643
Russia Sentences Online War Critic to 6 Years Jail: A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced a man to six years in jail for online messages denouncing Russia's ...
themoscowtimes.com/2024/03/27/russia-sentences-online-war-critic-to-6-years-jail-a84659
Some NATO countries ‘don’t understand urgency of stopping Russia,’ says Swedish FM
kyivindependent.com/some-nato-countries-dont-understand-urgency-of-stopping-russia-says-swedish-fm/
‘We All Have the Same Face to Them’: Deadly Moscow Attack Magnifies Discrimination Against Central Asian Migrants
themoscowtimes.com/2024/03/27/we-all-have-the-same-face-to-them-deadly-moscow-attack-magnifies-discrimination-against-central-asian-migrants-a84638
Australian councillor praises Vladimir Putin’s election win on Russian TV: Adrian McRae, who was elected to the Port Hedland council in early March ...
smh.com.au/world/europe/australian-councillor-praises-vladimir-putin-s-election-win-on-russian-tv-20240328-p5fftn.html
Reuters: Russia turns to Belarusian gasoline amid decreasing domestic supplies: Russia is increasing imports of gasoline from Belarus to avert possible shortages ...
kyivindependent.com/reuters-russia-turns-to-belarusian-gasoline-amid-decreasing-domestic-supplies/
Moscow shooting poses awkward questions for Russia's intelligence agencies: Russia's security state has been ruthlessly effective at detaining Vladimir Putin's ...
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Moscow attack: Russia blames West and Kyiv for jihadist massacre: Ukraine accuses the Kremlin of lies, after it alleges Kyiv and the West were involved in the ...
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Kremlin calls Zelensky 'peculiar kind of Jew' over IS attack claim - Europe - The Jakarta Post
thejakartapost.com/world/2024/03/26/kremlin-calls-zelensky-peculiar-kind-of-jew-over-is-attack-claim.html
Ukraine says a third of Russian warships in the Black Sea have been destroyed or disabled
pbs.org/newshour/world/ukraine-says-a-third-of-russian-warships-in-the-black-sea-have-been-destroyed-or-disabled
US, South Korea announce joint sanctions targeting financers of North Korea's weapons program
kyivindependent.com/us-south-korea-announce-joint-sanctions-targeting-north-koreas-wmd-program/
Quick Glance: Execs in Japan Arrested for Winning Dev Bids and Outsourcing to NK
- Two executives in Japan were issued arrest warrants for charges related to establishing a business that outsourced work to North Korean IT engineers.
- Authorities suspect Pak may have connections to a person involved in the foreign currency acquisition activities of the Hermit Kingdom, and are looking into potential money flow to North Korea.
- Amid an investigation involving the development of a smartphone app that breached Japan's banking act, authorities found suspicious transfers to North Korean IT engineers from Robast.
- Hiring a North Korean for development tasks can contribute foreign currency and illicit funds for a despot's operations, while also violating national sanctions.
By Visiting Loyal Small-Town Russians, Putin Seeks to Ease Concert Hall Attack Blunder
themoscowtimes.com/2024/03/28/by-visiting-loyal-small-town-russians-putin-seeks-to-ease-concert-hall-attack-blunder-a84657
Russian state claimed $11 bln in domestic assets in 2023, prosecutor says: More than 1 trillion roubles' ($11 billion) worth of strategic enterprises and assets ...
reuters.com/world/europe/russian-state-claimed-11-bln-domestic-assets-2023-prosecutor-says-2024-03-26/
China In Eurasia Briefing: Xi, Putin, And A Battle Of Narratives Over The Moscow Concert Attack
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FSB chief, citing no proof, blames Ukraine and U.S. in Moscow terror attack: Senior Russian officials have presented an increasingly convoluted description of ...
washingtonpost.com/world/2024/03/26/russia-terror-attack-blame-ukraine/
Fearing reprisals, Turkmenistan to repatriate students in Russia after terror attack
kyivindependent.com/fearing-reprisals-turkmenistan-to-repatriate-students-in-russia-after-terror-attack/
US reporter Gershkovich's detention in Russia extended by three months: A Russian court on Tuesday extended by three months the pre-trial detention of Evan ...
reuters.com/world/europe/us-reporter-gershkovich-has-detention-extended-june-30-court-2024-03-26/
Quick Glance: Russian Court Extends WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich's Detention
- A Russian court extended Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich's pre-trial detention until at least June 30.
- He has been accused of "acting on the instructions of the American side" and collecting state secrets about the military.
- The Wall Street Journal Editor-in-Chief Emma Tucker believes their reporter will be eventually freed but highlights the complexity of the situation.
- Gershkovich is one of several high-profile U.S. citizens or dual nationals currently detained in Russia.
US secondary sanctions work: Russia struggles to collect oil payments: Russian oil firms face delays of up to several months to be paid for crude and fuel as ...
euractiv.com/section/europe-s-east/news/us-secondary-sanctions-work-russia-struggles-to-collect-oil-payments/
Macron rattled as EU election defeat looms: President cracks the whip as his campaign stutters amid a widening gap between centrists and the far right.
politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-france-eu-election-cracks-the-whip-as-centrist-eu-campaign-stutters/
Kyiv endures 3rd bombardment in 5 days as Russia steps up attack on Ukraine: Russia launched missiles against Kyiv for the third time in five days Monday as ...
business-standard.com/external-affairs-defence-security/news/kyiv-endures-3rd-bombardment-in-5-days-as-russia-steps-up-attack-on-ukraine-124032500418_1.html
Quick Glance: Russia Targets Kyiv Causing Power Outages in Ukraine
- Putin's military chiefs launched missile strikes on Kyiv resulting in power outages in Ukraine.
- Seven people were injured in the attack with the Pecherskyi district being heavily affected.
- Over 30 missiles, including ballistic ones, were fired at and intercepted above the capital.
- Following attacks on Ukraine's power infrastructure, several regions are without electricity, but the situation is under control.
After Moscow attack, could Putin's image suffer in Russia?: In the wake of the deadly attack in Moscow, questions are arising over Russia's security ...
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Russia's Tajiks face discrimination after Moscow attack: Many Central Asians in Russia, especially the Tajik community, have faced heightened xenophobia ...
dw.com/en/russias-tajik-community-face-discrimination-after-moscow-attack/a-68673475
Antidepressant Sales in Russia Hit 5-Year High – Vedomosti: Antidepressant sales in Russian pharmacies have hit a five-year high in the first months of 2024 ...
themoscowtimes.com/2024/03/27/antidepressant-sales-in-russia-hit-5-year-high-vedomosti-a84646
Putin: "Radical Islamists" committed the attack: Vladimir Putin blames "radical Islamists" for the attack on a concert hall near Moscow that left 139 people dead ...
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Quick Glance: Putin Blames Islamists for Moscow Attack
- Russian President Putin attributes the Moscow terror attack to radical Islamists, maintaining suspicion of a 'Ukrainian trail'.
- Putin did not mention any connection to ISIS and questioned the perpetrators' motives during Ramadan.
- Ukraine refuted the accusations, while Western authorities hold the ISIS offshoot responsible for the attack.
- Russian judiciary detained three more suspects related to the Friday attack, including the four main perpetrators showing signs of torture.
Niger Regime Chief Talks ‘Security Cooperation’ With Putin: The head of Niger's military regime General Abdourahamane Tiani spoke on Tuesday by telephone to ...
themoscowtimes.com/2024/03/26/niger-regime-chief-talks-security-cooperation-with-putin-a84641
Russia’s Putin says ‘radical Islamists’ behind Moscow concert hall attack: Russian leader also suggests Ukraine is somehow involved in the attack without ...
aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/25/russias-putin-says-radical-islamists-behind-moscow-concert-hall-attack
Quick Glance: Putin Blames Radical Islamists for Moscow Concert Hall Attack
- Russian President Vladimir Putin states for the first time that 'radical Islamists' were behind the attack on a concert hall outside Moscow, suggesting Ukraine was also somehow involved.
- During Friday's attack, camouflaged gunmen stormed into Crocus City Hall, opened fire on concert-goers, and set the building ablaze, resulting in at least 137 deaths.
- Putin did not mention the ISIL (ISIS) affiliate that claimed responsibility for the attack. The Islamic State in Khorasan Province has repeatedly claimed responsibility since Friday, with affiliated media channels releasing graphic videos of the attackers.
- Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov declined to assign blame and refused to comment on reports that the US warned Moscow authorities on March 7 about a possible attack, citing confidentiality of such intelligence.
Ukraine war: Selenski: Putin must not win - Highest terror alert level in France: Even in the Russian bombardment, the Ukrainian president remains resolute ...
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Russia keeps blaming Ukraine for concert attack despite Islamic State claiming responsibility
pbs.org/newshour/world/russia-keeps-blaming-ukraine-for-concert-attack-despite-islamic-state-claiming-responsibility
Macron says Islamists who hit Russia had tried to attack France: President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that the gunmen who killed 137 people in a concert hall ...
reuters.com/world/europe/macron-it-would-be-cynical-counterproductive-russia-pin-moscow-attack-ukraine-2024-03-25/
Quick Glance: Macron reveals origin of attackers in Russia
- President Emmanuel Macron disclosed the connection of the gunmen who killed 137 people in a concert hall outside Moscow to an Islamic State branch that had attempted to attack France in recent months.
- The increase in security alert level in France was emphasized due to the Islamic State claiming responsibility for the Moscow attack.
- Additional soldiers were announced to patrol sensitive sites in France and implement heightened security measures.
- France offered to enhance cooperation with Russian intelligence services to effectively combat groups targeting multiple countries.
Before Moscow shooting, US warnings and a Putin dismissal: Russia and Western countries have traded barbs over a deadly attack by gunmen that killed 137 people ...
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Russia claimed the West, Kyiv ordered the Moscow terror attack. Now it has the problem of proving it
cnbc.com/2024/03/27/russia-claims-west-ukraine-behind-moscow-attack-but-has-no-evidence.html
Ukraine Says Weekend Missile Attack Damaged 4 Russian Ships: Ukraine said Tuesday that it had damaged four Russian naval ships in a weekend missile attack ...
themoscowtimes.com/2024/03/26/ukraine-says-weekend-missile-attack-damaged-4-russian-ships-a84632
Why Putin Is Trying To Pin The Concert Hall Attack On Kyiv And The West: Suggesting that blame for Russia's woes lies with Washington or the West is nothing new ...
rferl.org/a/putin-terror-attack-ukraine-united-states-blame/32878403.html
Islamic State claimed Russia attack. Why is Putin accusing Ukraine?: Islamist militants claimed the concert attack in Russia, but President Vladmir Putin ...
latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-03-27/why-is-putin-accusing-the-west-in-moscow-terrorist-attack
Russia's FSB chief says US, Britain, Ukraine behind Moscow attack: The director of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), Alexander Bortnikov ...
euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/russias-fsb-chief-says-us-britain-ukraine-behind-moscow-attack/
Ukraine war: Putin is in a tight spot after terror in Moscow: After the terrorist attack in Moscow, Vladimir Putin has to fight on another front ...
t-online.de/nachrichten/ausland/krisen/id_100372492/ukraine-krieg-putin-ist-nach-terror-in-moskau-in-der-zange.html
Russian investigators receive more than 100 missing person reports after Moscow concert hall attack
cnn.com/2024/03/27/europe/missing-people-russia-moscow-concert-hall-attack-intl/
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Display of tortured men is Russia’s warning to the public, say analysts: Flagrant display of abuse demonstrates extent to which Russian society has become ...
irishtimes.com/world/europe/2024/03/26/display-of-tortured-men-is-russias-warning-to-the-public-say-analysts/
Russian Group Spread Disinformation About Kate Middleton, Experts Say: A Kremlin-linked group known for online campaigns to sow falsehoods and distrust among ...
nytimes.com/2024/03/27/world/europe/princess-kate-middleton-russia-conspiracy.html
Russia’s FSB says western intelligence services aided Moscow attackers: The head of Russia’s FSB security services said Tuesday that Western and Ukrainian ...
english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/03/26/Russia-s-FSB-says-western-intelligence-services-aided-Moscow-attackers-
Russia's Ethnic Minorities Brace For 'Excesses' As Xenophobia Spikes After Crocus Attack
rferl.org/a/russia-ethnic-minorities-xenophobia-crocus-attack/32880139.html
Opinion | Propaganda and the Moscow Terror Attack: The U.S. should do some truthful meddling in Russia’s politics.
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Turkey detains scores of IS group suspects in nationwide raids: Turkish authorities rounded up scores of suspects with alleged links to Islamic State group in ...
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Ukraine ramps up spending on homemade weapons to help repel Russia: Though the country's defence sector has transformed impressively, Ukraine stands no chance of ...
euronews.com/2024/03/26/ukraine-ramps-up-spending-on-homemade-weapons-to-help-repel-russia
‘Give us the damn Patriots’ — Ukraine needs air defenses now, minister says: In a POLITICO interview, Ukraine’s chief diplomat Dmytro Kuleba delivers some blunt ...
politico.eu/article/give-us-the-damn-patriots-ukraine-needs-air-defenses-now-minister-says/
As death toll in Moscow attack rises to 143, migrants face fury and raids: After Russian authorities charged four citizens of Tajikistan with the terror strike ...
washingtonpost.com/world/2024/03/27/russia-terror-death-toll-migrants/
Ukraine war latest: At least 32 Ukrainian POWs executed in Russian captivity during winter, UN says
kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-march-26/
Brutal crackdown after attack: Kaim: Putin sees his pact with the Russians jeopardized
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4 men charged in Moscow concert hall attack, bearing signs of severe beatings: Four men accused of staging the Russia concert hall attack that killed more than ...
pbs.org/newshour/world/4-men-charged-in-moscow-concert-hall-attack-bearing-signs-of-severe-beatings
Germany braces for Russian influence operations: Germany's interior minister has warned of new efforts by Moscow to sway public opinion ...
dw.com/en/hybrid-warfare-germany-braces-for-russian-influence-operations/a-68670972
Putin ally Patrushev says Ukraine was behind Moscow attack: Nikolai Patrushev, the secretary of Russia’s Security Council and a close ally of President Vladimir ...
english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/03/26/Putin-ally-Patrushev-says-Ukraine-was-behind-Moscow-attack-
Implications of the Moscow theater attack for Russia, at home and abroad: It was a peaceful Friday evening. After iftar, we intended to watch a Turkish TV series ...
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Putin discusses security cooperation with West and Central African leaders: Russia is seeking to strengthen relations with African countries, pitching Moscow as ...
monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/putin-discusses-security-cooperation-with-west-and-central-african-leaders-4571112
Russia supplies oil to North Korea as UN sanctions regime nears ‘collapse’: Satellite images shared exclusively with the Financial Times point to ‘arms-for-oil’ ...
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‘Broadening’ consensus on need to defeat Putin among EU leaders, says Lithuanian president
politico.eu/article/broadening-consensus-on-need-to-defeat-putin-among-eu-leaders-says-lithuanian-president/
Ukraine peace talks without Russia will fail, Kremlin spokesman says: Any global peace summit on Ukraine that excludes Russia is simply "absurd" and will fail ...
reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-peace-talks-without-russia-will-fail-kremlin-spokesman-says-2024-03-26/
EU to Putin: Don't use Moscow attack to intensify war on Ukraine: Brussels has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin not to use the Moscow terror attack ...
euronews.com/my-europe/2024/03/25/eu-to-russia-dont-use-moscow-attack-as-pretext-to-intensify-war-on-ukraine
4 men charged in Moscow concert hall attack, bearing signs of severe beatings: Four men accused of staging the Russia concert hall attack that killed more than ...
pbs.org/newshour/world/4-men-charged-in-moscow-concert-hall-attack-bearing-signs-of-severe-beatings
Russia 'may have used' new guided bomb to attack Kharkiv: Russia may have used a new type of guided bomb in airstrikes on the north eastern Ukrainian ...
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Attack in Moscow: Terror suspect with traces of torture on trial: There are said to have been eleven suspects in the bloody terrorist attack in the Russian ...
t-online.de/nachrichten/ausland/krisen/id_100371458/angriff-in-moskau-terror-verdaechtige-mit-spuren-von-folter-vor-gericht.html
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