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Europe News

Swedish army consultant on trial for attempted spying for Russia

The trial, scheduled to last three days, is being held largely behind closed doors, given the sensitive nature of the information involved.

15/06/2026

The Cube

Do the Epstein files show he was working for Russia?

From internet users to US lawmakers, speculation abounds regarding convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's ties to intelligence agencies. Questions about his links to Russian elites have come to the forefront following the release of the latest batch of files.

03/03/2026

Russia

Russia opens case against Telegram's Durov over 'promoting terrorism'

Russia has opened a terrorism-related criminal case against Telegram founder Pavel Durov amid new blocks on the app and a push for a state-controlled alternative, according to Russian state media reports.

24/02/2026

Europe News

FSB says arrests made in plot to kill Russian military officers

The statement follows the death of Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov who was killed on 17 December by a bomb hidden on an electric scooter parked outside his apartment building as he left for his office.

27/12/2024

Europe News

Russia expels six UK diplomats over espionage allegations

The diplomats' activities threatened Russia's security and were aimed at ensuring Moscow's defeat in its war against Ukraine, according to domestic media.

13/09/2024

Russia

Who was Yevgeny Prigozhin: Criminal, cook, troll and troublemaker

Who was Yevgeny Prigozhin: Criminal, cook, troll and troublemaker

24/08/2023

Russia

Spies like us: How does Russia's intel network operate across Europe?

With many of Russia's intelligence officers kicked out of embassies in European capitals in the last 18 months, the Kremlin has resorted to other methods to keep their spy networks alive.

18/08/2023

Russia

Russia throws US reporter behind bars, accusing him of spying

Russian secret services have arrested a journalist at the Wall Street Journal.

30/03/2023

World News

Patriarch Kirill worked for the KGB in the 1970s, Swiss media reports

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, a close supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin, worked for the Russian intelligence service in Switzerland in the 1970s, according to two Swiss newspapers, citing declassified archives.

06/02/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine latest: Crimea bridge blast arrests, deadly attack on market

Russia's FSB says eight are held over the bombing of the Russia-Crimea bridge; a reported missile attack on a market in eastern Ukraine; Putin taunts Europe over gas: Wednesday's key developments.

12/10/2022

Russia

Russia arrests over 100 suspects linked to Ukrainian neo-Nazi group

Moscow claims that the group was operating under "auspices" of Ukraine's special services but Kyiv has denied the allegations.

13/12/2021

Russia

Alexei Navalny's wife Yulia Navalnaya reportedly arrives in Germany

The details of Yulia Navalnaya's trip to Germany are still unknown but the decision to travel seems to have been taken very quickly.

11/02/2021

Russia

Probe implicates Russia's FSB in poisoning of Putin critic Navalny

Kremlin critic Navalny fell ill on a flight from Tomsk to Moscow on August 20.

14/12/2020

Russia

Dozens held in Moscow protest against ex-journalist's treason charges

Ivan Safronov was arrested last week on suspicion of leaking secrets to a NATO country, but the Kremlin says the allegations do not relate to his work as a journalist.

14/07/2020

Russia

Russian official says spying allegations relate to work as journalist

The lawyer of Ivan Safronov, who is accused of spying for a NATO country, says the allegations against him relate to his work as a journalist.

09/07/2020

Russia

Moscow gunman was a "loner" who was a member of a rifle club

Yevgeny Manyurov killed two FSB officers and wounded five civillians when he opened fire outside the FSB building in Moscow on Thursday

21/12/2019