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Kremlin Stages Votes In Ukraine, Sees Protests In Russia

Kremlin Stages Votes In Ukraine, Sees Protests In Russia

By Karl Ritter And Hanna Arhirova Russian forces launched new strikes on Ukrainian cities Saturday as Kremlin-orchestrated votes took place in occupied regions to create a pretext for their annexation by Moscow, while hundreds of…



Vachon-Desjardins

Canadian Admits To Hacking Spree With Russian Cyber-gang

By Joe Tidy (BBC) An ex-Canadian government IT worker has admitted to being a high-level hacker with a Russian cyber-crime group. Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins, from Quebec, Canada, has agreed to plead guilty in a Florida court….


Ukraine

What We Can All Learn From the War in Ukraine

The horrific experiences of Ukrainians surprised by war can inform our thinking. By Eric Haseltine Ph.D. Krakow Poland, May 2022 “I never thought such a thing was possible,” Dasha told us in the sunlit breakfast…


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Russian Warship Moskva: What Do We Know?

BBC Russia’s flagship Black Sea missile cruiser has been “seriously damaged” and its crew forced to evacuate, Russian state media says. The defence ministry said ammunition on the Moskva exploded in an unexplained fire, but…




Biden Warns US Companies Of Potential Russian Cyberattacks

Biden Warns US Companies Of Potential Russian Cyberattacks

By Alan Suderman AP President Joe Biden is urging U.S. companies to make sure their digital doors are locked tight because of “evolving intelligence” that Russia is considering launching cyberattacks against critical infrastructure targets as…



Ukrainians

Seven Crucial Questions About Putin’s War On Ukraine

By Peter Bergen Vladimir Putin’s assault on Ukraine is a dramatic break in the history of post-World War II Europe, raising vital questions about the military operation’s origin, timing and likely course. Not since President…