Russia wrapped itself in patriotic pageantry for Victory Day, as President Vladimir Putin celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II by hailing his forces in Ukraine and blasting the West for fueling conflicts around the world
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A British minister said the country will expel a Russian military attach accused of being an undeclared military intelligence officer.
Kathy Castor, D-Fla., questioned the patriotism of Republicans criticizing NPR during a heated hearing about the taxpayer-funded outlet’s bias issues on Wednesday.
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U.S. Army soldier Gordon Black will remain in pretrial detention in Russia until July 2 after being arrested on a theft charge, Russian authorities say.
Ukrainian counterintelligence investigators have foiled a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top military and political figures, Ukraines state security service said Tuesday.Two colonels in the State Guard of Ukraine, which protects top officials, were detained on suspicion of enacting the plan drawn up by Russias Federal Security Service, or FSB, a statement said. The colonels were recruited before Russias full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, according to the statement.It quoted the head of the State Security Service, Vasyl Maliuk, as saying the plot foresaw an attack before Russian President Vladimir Putins inauguration for a fifth term on Tuesday. Maliuk said that he personally oversaw the top-secret operation to track the plot.Ukrainian claims of Russian efforts to kill Zelenskyy aren’t new. Zelensky said in 2022 there has been at least 10 attempts to assassinate him, and now the war with Russia has stretched into its third year.Also, prosecutors in Poland said last month that a Polish man had been arrested on allegations of being ready to spy on behalf of Russias military intelligence in an alleged plot to assassinate Zelenskyy.Zelenskyys movements are kept secret for security reasons, and his visits around the country are publicly announced only after he has left. News of events he holds in Kyiv is usually embargoed until they are over.Zelenskyy has proved to be a valuable asset for his country as the war against Ukraines bigger neighbor grinds on, and as Kyiv’s depleted forces wait for more troops and weapons. He has urged his people to keep fighting and instilled a belief that Ukraine can prevail.The Ukrainian statement said the Russian intelligence agents targeting Zelenskyy sought out members of the Ukrainian military close to the presidents security detail who could take the head of state hostage and later kill him. The operation was run from Moscow, it said, providing the names of three alleged Russian spies behind the conspiracy.The broader plan was to identify the location of senior Ukrainian officials and target them with a rocket attack, followed by drones and missiles.The two Ukrainian colonels were arrested on suspicion of treason, which carries a life sentence, the statement said.
A Russian court confirmed Tuesday that U.S. soldier Gordon Black would be held in custody for at least two months after he was arrested on theft charges in Vladivostok.
Two colonels in the State Guard of Ukraine were detained on suspicion of enacting the plan drawn up by Russias Federal Security Service, a statement said.
Vladimir Putin began his fifth term as Russian president at a glittering Kremlin ceremony.
A Moscow court says a U.S. man has been jailed for drunkenly crashing through a kid's library window, as an American soldier is also detained.
Russia plans to hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons, the Defence Ministry announced Monday, days after the Kremlin reacted angrily to comments by senior Western officials about the war in Ukraine and Moscow warned that tensions with the West are deepening.
Russia is threatening to strike British military facilities and says it plans to hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons