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Red Square photo among images Budanov publishes from Ukraine intelligence operations

President’s Office chief and former head of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) Kyrylo Budanov has published images from some of the agency’s most secret special operations, including a photograph taken on Moscow’s Red Square.

7 September, 03:50 PM

Moscow flight cancellations surge after Zelenskyy’s warning

At least 27 flights operated by foreign airlines to Moscow airports were canceled on Sept. 2, one day after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Ukrainian drones were making Russian airspace unsafe for civil aviation.

3 September, 02:51 AM

Pegasus turns planes around midflight, cancels Russia flights after Zelenskyy warning

Turkey’s largest private airline, Pegasus, turned back several Moscow-bound flights overnight after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned about closing Russian airspace, The Moscow Times reported on Sept. 2.

2 September, 02:17 PM

Zelenskyy’s warning on Russian airspace sends Aeroflot shares down more than 5%

Shares of Russia’s Aeroflot fell more than 5% after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned airlines about the dangers of flying through Russian airspace, Meduza reported on Sept. 2.

2 September, 10:57 AM

Kremlin official warns Russia’s economy could spin out of control

Boris Titov, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s representative for international development, said Russia’s economy risks “going berserk” if it focuses solely on the military-industrial complex, Reuters reported on Sept. 1.

2 September, 01:33 AM

Russia threatened Slovakia over Ukraine damages pact, report says

Moscow has managed to pressure Slovakia into backing away from signing a multilateral agreement on Ukraine’s war reparations and damage claims, Slovak outlet Aktuality.sk reported on Sept. 1, citing opposition politicians.

1 September, 08:39 PM

Germany blames Russia for Leipzig airport drone attack

Germany’s federal government has accused Russia of attempting a terrorist attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport, where several drones tried to attack Ukrainian cargo planes, according to a statement by Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt on Sept. 1.

1 September, 07:57 PM

Putin canceled meeting with CIA chief after reading his message

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin had originally been willing to meet with CIA Director John Ratcliffe during his visit to Moscow. But after learning the content of the message Ratcliffe brought with him, the Kremlin decided the meeting no longer made sense, Russian outlet Agentstvo reported on Sept. 1, citing an anonymous source described as close to the Kremlin.

1 September, 11:40 AM

Europe appalled by U.S. inviting Russian minister to G20 meeting

European officials were blindsided and outraged by Washington inviting Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov to a G20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors in Asheville, North Carolina, The New York Times reported on Aug. 31.

1 September, 02:53 AM

Spain accuses Russia, Israel of stoking Ceuta migrant crisis

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez said there were indications that Russia and Israel had spread disinformation about Spain’s migration policy, prompting a mass influx of migrants into Ceuta last month, Reuters reported on Aug. 31.

1 September, 12:32 AM

Putin saw CIA director's Moscow visit as U.S. weakness

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin likely interpreted CIA Director John Ratcliffe's Aug. 25 visit to Moscow as a sign of American weakness, according to The Economist.

31 August, 01:10 PM

Russia’s monthly troops deficit reaches 6,000, report says

Russia loses approximately 6,000 more troops in Ukraine each month than it manages to recruit, The Guardian reported on Aug. 28, citing Western intelligence assessments.

29 August, 02:18 AM

Europe sees no evidence Russia will attack NATO, report says

European officials are certain there is no evidence that Russia is preparing for a conventional military attack against NATO or any of the Baltic states, Bloomberg reported on Aug. 28.

29 August, 12:39 AM

Drone raid hits Yaroslavl and Moscow, highway traffic and public transit halted — video

Strike drones attacked Moscow and neighboring Yaroslavl Oblast, sparking local fires and triggering emergency transit closures, regional authorities and monitoring channels reported on Aug. 28.

28 August, 08:07 AM

Ratcliffe gave Kremlin “bleak” analysis of Russia’s position, report says

During his Aug. 25 visit to Moscow, CIA Director John Ratcliffe delivered the agency’s “bleak assessment” of Russia’s prospects in the war against Ukraine, The New York Times reported on Aug. 27, citing sources.

27 August, 11:47 PM

Ruble plunges after CIA director’s Moscow visit

The Russian currency market responded to CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s recent visit to Moscow and rumors about Kremlin’s plans to escalate hostilities with a new wave of ruble depreciation, independent outlet The Moscow Times reported on Aug. 27.

27 August, 08:39 PM

Russian court upholds 15-year term for Ukrainian donor aged 70

A Moscow appellate court upheld the sentence handed down to Svitlana Loy, a 70-year-old resident of occupied Tokmak in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Oblast, whom an occupation "Zaporizhzhya court" sentenced earlier this year to 15 years in prison for making donations to Ukraine's Armed Forces, Russian outlet Mediazona reported on Aug. 25.

27 August, 04:15 PM

CIA director made surprise Moscow trip to warn Russia against attacking NATO

The goal of U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe’s surprise visit to Moscow this week was to warn Russia against attacking NATO countries, The Wall Street Journal reported on August 26, citing people familiar with the visit.

27 August, 09:55 AM

Nauseda: Ratcliffe’s Moscow visit known in advance; results expected next week

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda knew about CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s Aug. 25 visit to Moscow a day before it took place, Nauseda said on Aug. 26.

26 August, 09:28 PM

Russia prepares to intensify missile strikes on Kyiv, report says

Moscow has concluded that peace efforts have reached a “dead end” and therefore is planning to step up attacks on Ukraine, hoping to extract a capitulation, Bloomberg reported on Aug. 26, citing sources.

26 August, 07:57 PM

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