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Russia’s imprisoning of US citizens as bargaining chips is “nothing new,” an ex-KGB agent said. Jack Barsky told Fox that this gives Moscow an “asset that you can trade.” Ksenia Karelina, a US-Russian ballerina, is the latest American citizen to be detained by Russia. Every US citizen detained by Russia gives the Kremlin an “asset that you can trade,” ex-KGB agent Jack Barsky said. Barsky, a former sleeper agent for Soviet intelligence in the 1970s and 1980s, told Fox News’ Martha MacCallum on… Source link

If Nato’s leaders are to draw any lesson from Ukraine’s bitter two-year-long conflict, it is that the alliance remains woefully ill-prepared to deal with the existential threat Moscow poses to its future security. The military aid Ukraine received from the US and Britain in the early stages of the war undoubtedly contributed to Kyiv’s success in withstanding the initial part of Russia’s “special military operation”, as Vladimir Putin’s invasion in February 2022 was… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Putin Seizes Rights to St. Petersburg Airport From Foreign Investors  Yahoo Finance Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Putin takes aim at West’s “AI monopoly”  GZERO Media Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Ukraine and Russia both launch cross-border drone strikes overnight. Putin attempts to stabilise ruble,…  Новая газета. Европа Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Putin says Yandex co-founder entitled to his opinion following anti-war outburst  Devdiscourse Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]‘The only people who are really fighting Putin right now are Ukrainians’ . An interview with media manager…  Новая газета. Европа Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Russia Censors Web So ‘Bald F*cker’ Search Won’t Show Putin  The Daily Beast Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Yandex blocks obscene searches for Putin | World  The Times Source link

Russia’s most popular search engine has installed software that blocks images of President Putin when users enter insulting or obscene words and phrases as the Kremlin seeks to stamp out dissent over the war in Ukraine. Yandex, which is often called Russia’s Google, has ensured that pictures of the president are no longer returned by searches for “khulyo,” which translates as “f***ing d***head”. Since 2014 the word has been commonly used in Ukraine to describe Putin. Other terms… Source link