[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. If there were a silver lining in her son being convicted of high treason, it was that Yelena Gordon would have a rare chance to see him. But when she tried to enter the courtroom, she was told it was already full. But those … Read more
[ad_1] Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. KYIV — “She’ll say whatever the FSB [Federal Security Service] wants her to say,” said Ilya Ponomarev, a former Russian lawmaker-turned-dissident who now lives in Kyiv. Discussing who was behind the bombing of a St. Petersburg café earlier this month — which left 40 injured and … Read more
[ad_1] MOSCOW — A Moscow city court on Tuesday dismissed American journalist Evan Gershkovich’s appeal to be released from a high-security jail where he is being held on espionage charges. Gershkovich’s defense team had requested that the Wall Street Journal correspondent be transferred to house arrest, another jail or released on bail. Although the … Read more
[ad_1] In the Russian legal system, the filing of charges and a response from the accused represent the formal start of a criminal probe, initiating what could be a long and secretive Russian judicial process. Tass quoted its source as saying: “The FSB investigation charged Gershkovich with espionage in the interests of his country. He … Read more
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. The Kremlin didn’t waste time blaming Ukraine for orchestrating the weekend bombing of a cafe in St. Petersburg, leaving what they claimed was 40 injured and high-profile ultranationalist military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky dead. And Ukrainian officials were no less firm batting away the … Read more
[ad_1] Russian law enforcement on Monday detained a young woman suspected of bombing a St. Petersburg cafe, in which a pro-Kremlin military blogger was killed and dozens injured on Sunday, according to media reports. In a video from the interior ministry published by state news agency TASS, a woman presented as Darya Trepova can be … Read more
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Western governments are ticked off with TikTok. The Chinese-owned app loved by teenagers around the world is facing allegations of facilitating espionage, failing to protect personal data, and even of corrupting young minds. Governments in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand … Read more
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. It may come with security risks but, for European Parliamentarians, TikTok is just too good a political tool to abandon. Staff at the European Parliament were ordered to delete the video-sharing application from any work devices by March 20, after an edict last … Read more
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Belgium’s intelligence service is scrutinizing the operations of technology giant Huawei as fears of Chinese espionage grow around the EU and NATO headquarters in Brussels, according to confidential documents seen by POLITICO and three people familiar with the matter. In recent months, Belgium’s … Read more
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. MOSCOW — As Russia enters the second year of its war against Ukraine, fans of Joseph Stalin are enjoying a renewed alignment with the Kremlin. On Sunday, the hundreds of Stalinists who came to Red Square to mark the 70th anniversary of the Soviet dictator’s death … Read more