Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin has floated former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder as a possible mediator in peace talks with Ukraine. EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas promptly rejected the idea. Critics view it as a tactical move by Moscow.

10 maggio 2026 Riportato dall'IA

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 aprile 2026 Riportato dall'IA

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.

A Washington, il ministro dell'Economia francese Roland Lescure ha dichiarato che Parigi si rifiuta di pagare per attraversare lo Stretto di Hormuz e che la Russia non deve trarne profitto. Accompagnato dal governatore della Banca di Francia, sta partecipando alle riunioni del G7, del G20 e del FMI sull'impatto economico della guerra in Iran. Ha inoltre menzionato la disponibilità a rilasciare le riserve petrolifere, se necessario.

16 aprile 2026 Riportato dall'IA

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.