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Amy B. Zegart
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Trump says Putin accepted Board of Peace invite — while Russia mulls paying for permanent seat with frozen assets
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Germany expels Russian diplomat over spying case
On January 22, 2026, Germany announced the expulsion of a Russian diplomat and summoned the Russian ambassador in response to a spying case. The German Foreign Office confirmed that the expelled individual was accused of espionage activities related …
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Category: Military & Paramilitary Operations
Subcategory: High-Tech Military Tools
Incident Type: Drone swarms & UAV surveillance
Country: Unknown
Source report: www.kyivpost.com/post/6861…
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Ex-intelligence officer accused of betraying Austria in Russia spying trial
Egisto Ott, 63, a former Austrian intelligence official, denies charges of providing secret information to Russian agents, including Jo-Jan Marsalek, former executive at the collapsed Wirecard payments company. Ott is accused of unauthorized …
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Estonia tightens border crossing rules for Russian diplomats
The Estonian government, through a Ministry of Foreign Affairs initiative led by Minister Margus Tsahkna, adopted new legal amendments on January 22, 2026, to regulate border crossings of Russian diplomatic and consular personnel. The amendments …
Bribery in the Council of Europe: Former CDU MP Axel E. Fischer Sentenced to Probation
On January 22, 2026, the Higher Regional Court (Oberlandesgericht) in Munich sentenced former CDU Bundestag member Axel E. Fischer to one year and two months imprisonment, suspended on probation, for accepting bribes from Azerbaijan during his tenure …
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A 2026 report details Russia and China's use of Arctic shipping, scientific expeditions, and satellites to conduct hybrid warfare, including espionage, sabotage, and influence operations in the Arctic region.
On January 22, 2026, the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats released a detailed 43-page assessment revealing how Russia and China are building a hybrid warfare capability in the Arctic. This involves converting civilian …
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Putin claims Russia will use frozen assets to restore territories 'damaged' in its war
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Teaching journalism the Russian way: How RT Academy spreads propaganda in Global South
Russia is scaling up its educational programs for journalists in Southeast Asia, Africa, China, and India, pushing a pro-Kremlin agenda and propaganda under the guise of an "alternative narrative" and a "fight against fakes."
In December 2025, Russian …
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Ukrainian drones reportedly strike oil terminal in southern Russia's Krasnodar Krai, killing 2
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Chat with MACRON & RUTTE – TRUMP starts SCANDAL? Ukrainian air defense SIGNIFICANTLY STRENGTHENS!
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Slovyansk direction: Russia builds up its FORCES and prepares for a BREAKTHROUGH #shorts
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UKRAINIAN DRONE OPERATIONS – occupiers in FEAR! Ukraine develops air defense | Front Summary
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Germany arrests dual German-Ukrainian national on suspicion of spying for Russia, two others detained for aiding Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics
A woman with dual German and Ukrainian citizenship has been arrested in Berlin on suspicion of spying for Russia, Germany’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office said. The suspect, identified as Ilona W., allegedly gathered and passed information relevant to …
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Russia continues GENOCIDE against civilians in Ukraine, – a call to the world #shorts
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Ukraine hit Moscow with “Sapsan”! Russia’s fleet destroyed, battles and threats at Zaporizhzhia NPP
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SBU foils fake-date assassination attempt on recovering Ukrainian officer in Zaporizhzhia
Ukrainian authorities say they foiled an assassination attempt on a Ukrainian officer who was undergoing rehabilitation after being wounded at the front, arresting a suspected Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) agent within hours of the attack in …
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Ukraine, not Greenland, should be NATO's main priority, Rutte says
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Hundreds of thousands WITHOUT LIGHT OR HEAT: Russia hits Ukraine's ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE | In Focus
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Ukraine to share wartime battlefield data with allies to train AI air defenses
Ukraine will grant allied countries access to combat data gathered over four years of war with Russia to train artificial intelligence, newly appointed Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said, according to the Financial Times. Fedorov previously …
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❗️Trump: meeting with Zelenskyy! Deal with Putin incoming – signing tomorrow?! #shorts
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Top Ukrainian energy official killed at electrical substation
