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The Crocus City Hall attack: the suspects’ tortures signals about the Kremlin’s weakness and revenge for the special services’ failure

The way Russian law enforcement officers treat the alleged suspects of the deadly terrorist attack at the Moscow Crocus City Hall indicates that Russian chauvinism and nationalism have made abusing Muslims as…

March 28, 2024FSB, Russia, Wagner Group

Conflict

Vucic threatens Kosovo, gives an ultimatum to the international community

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic’s recent threats towards Kosovo, accompanied by an ultimatum to the international community, mark a concerning escalation in tensions within the Western Balkans. Motivated by recent events…

March 26, 2024Kosovo, Russia, Serbia

Terrorism

Inghimasi of the Islamic State are behind the attack on Crocus City Hall

The attack was conducted by Inghimasi (also called shahid and istishhadi, are forlorn hope or suicide attack shock troops utilized by several Sunni jihadist groups, such as the Islamic State of…

March 26, 2024ISIS, Russia

Conflict ecology War crimes

Russia may attack two Ukrainian hydropower facilities

As for now, it is more than obvious that the Russian Federation is working on learning more about new water critical infrastructure in Ukraine as potential targets for attacking. It is…

March 25, 2024Russia, Ukraine

National Security Propaganda and Disinformation Psyops Terrorism

Russia will exploit Crocus mass shooting for large-scale psyop

Russia intends to use the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall to launch a psyop and a disinformation campaign targeting Ukraine and the United States. On March 22, the Crocus…

March 23, 2024Afghanistan, Crocus City Hall, Russia

Intelligence ops

Russia planning for armed conflict between Serbia and Kosovo

Russia is set to launch an armed uprising in Serbia, to incite Belgrade into invading Kosovo. With Putin re-elected, the Security Council’s Head Nikolai Patrushev is still in charge of…

March 22, 2024Kosovo, Russia, Serbia

Democracy Governance

Presidential election in Russia likely to trigger violent transit of power

The presidential election in Russia has proved, predictably, to be illegal, not free and unfair. People in occupied areas that are not part of Russia under international law, voted in…

March 19, 2024Putin, Russia

Intelligence ops Propaganda and Disinformation Psyops

Moscow used mock eavesdropping to launch campaign targeting Olaf Scholz

Russia has successfully generated a political crisis in Germany, as we predicted in January 2024. More on this story: Moscow plotting to remove German Chancellor The aim of the crisis…

March 4, 2024Germany, GRU, Russia

Intelligence ops National Security

Unit 29155 behind the murder of a Russian pilot

Russian military pilot Maxim Kuzminov, who defected to Ukraine in agreement with Ukrainian intelligence, was killed by people from Unit 29155 of Russia’s Defense Ministry; the Unit took part in…

February 22, 2024GRU, Naryshkin, Russia, Spain

Geopolitics ideology

China’s global triumph impossible without some parts of the Far East back

Beijing sees the centenary of China in 2049 as a global triumph for powerful China, which most likely involves restoring historical integrity with the territories Russia had annexed. Revision by Xi…

February 16, 2024China, Russia

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