Rusland

Den russiske præsident Vladimir Putin har foreslået tidligere tysk kansler Gerhard Schröder som en mulig mægler i fredsforhandlingerne med Ukraine. EU's udenrigschef Kaja Kallas afviste omgående idéen. Kritikere ser det som et taktisk træk fra Moskvas side.

10. maj 2026 Rapporteret af AI

US federal agencies have disclosed that Russian military intelligence compromised thousands of small office and home routers, urging owners to take immediate protective measures.

Russia has cleared the export of around 300 R-37M ultra-long-range air-to-air missiles to India in a US$1.2 billion deal, according to media reports. Malaysia-based Defence Security Asia said deliveries could begin within 12 to 18 months. The missiles can target Pakistani support planes such as surveillance and refuelling aircraft.

24. april 2026 Rapporteret af AI

Joseph Kabugi, a 41-year-old Kenyan computer science engineer, has recounted his ordeal after being tricked into Russia's army, trained minimally, and captured on the Ukrainian frontlines. His story is the latest in a series of incidents involving Kenyans recruited to fight for Russia, including confirmed deaths like that of Clinton Nyapara Mogesa and the repatriation of 18 others by the Kenyan government. Kabugi warns fellow Kenyans against seeking work in Russia.

In Washington, French Economy Minister Roland Lescure stated that Paris refuses to pay to cross the Strait of Ormuz and that Russia must not benefit from it. Accompanied by the Bank of France governor, he is attending G7, G20, and IMF meetings on the war in Iran's economic impact. He also mentioned readiness to release oil stocks if needed.

16. april 2026 Rapporteret af AI

An update on the ongoing detention of Daria Egereva and Natalya Leongardt: the two Russian Indigenous rights advocates, arrested in December on terrorism charges, had their pretrial detention extended last month until at least June. Egereva, a Selkup climate activist, was scheduled to attend the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York next week but now faces up to 20 years in prison. The case underscores escalating repression against environmental and human rights defenders.