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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

National Security Propaganda and Disinformation

malign propaganda in the West speculates on church issues

Widely announced "interview" of the American propagandist Tucker Carlson with the President of Russia Federation Vladimir Putin turned out to be a dud. More on this story: Russia still on…

February 12, 2024Orthodox church, Russia

Intelligence ops National Security

Iranian ambassador’s adviser dies in Moscow: murder or mishap?

The death of Hossein Jahangiri, 56, the adviser to the Iranian Ambassador in Moscow, could be related with the recent leaks of information about the Kremlin’s connections with the Iranian…

February 9, 2024Iran, Russia

Intelligence ops Propaganda and Disinformation Psyops

Russia still on with effort to meddle in U.S. elections

With American presidential election nearing, more opinion makers in the U.S. are involved in Russia’s influence ops. Russian media, starting from February 6, have been promoting the visit to Russia…

February 8, 2024Russia, USA

Drug trafficking Intelligence ops

How the Kremlin uses Italian organized crime groups to sponsor pro-Russian forces in Slovakia

The Slovak politicians-Italian mafia business links were discovered following the killing of Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak in 2018. The authorities believe Kuciak was murdered in relation to his work. He…

February 5, 2024cocaine, mafia, Orban, Russia, Slovakia

Intelligence ops National Security Propaganda and Disinformation

Perverts and traitors: who will observe the Russian presidential elections and discredit the US elections?

The closer the US presidential elections approach, the more concerns about the scale of using Russian influence agents and recruiting American citizens to cooperate with Moscow grow. Obviously, the role…

February 1, 2024Russia, USA

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