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Russia Amps Up Online Campaign Against Ukraine Before U.S. Elections

Russia has intensified its online efforts to derail military funding for Ukraine in the United States and Europe, largely by using harder-to-trace technologies to amplify arguments for isolationism ahead of the U.S. elections, according to disinformation experts and intelligence assessments. In recent days, intelligence agencies have warned that Russia has found better ways to hide

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SA working on stronger ties with Russia

St Petersburg International Economic Forum 2024 in Johannesburg explores business cooperation between South Africa and Russia. The field session of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum 2024 (Spief 2024), kicking off in Johannesburg today, will explore business cooperation and opportunities between South Africa and Russia. The event in Sandton aims to expand the knowledge of

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Russia points finger of blame at Kyiv over Moscow gun attack

Senior Russian official blames Ukraine for concert hall attack, despite Islamic State claim. A senior Russian security official on Tuesday laid the blame on Ukraine for orchestrating the attack on a Moscow concert hall that left at least 139 people dead last week. The accusation from the secretary of Russia’s powerful Security Council Nikolai Patrushev

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Russia Extends Evan Gershkovich’s Detention for a Fifth Time

A court in Moscow on Tuesday extended the pretrial detention of an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal by three months, nearly a year to the day after he was detained on accusations of espionage. The United States government has said the charge is politically motivated and unfounded. The reporter, Evan Gershkovich, 32, was

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