Tag: Russia
When Russia blew up the huge Kahovka dam, a lake much larger than Päijänne was emptied – see the pictures of what it looks like there now
MALOKATERNIVKA From the yard of Olga Deribas, you can see a meadow that stretches to the horizon. You’d think it’s always looked like this here, but it hasn’t. In the…
A major producer of Finnish ice cream operates in Russia – connected to almost all familiar brands
In Sweden, a large wave of boycotts started in the summer, when Ukraine blacklisted the confectionery giant that owns Marabou chocolate as a war sponsor. A very similar pattern can…
Secret Telegram channels are confusing in Russia, and their messages should be treated with caution
The stories about Putin’s death can be dismissed as entertainment, but in the North Caucasus, it was far from fun when social media rumors incited an anti-Jewish pogrom, writes Russia…
The White Panama, the polar issue
It is called the White Panama, in homage to Panama’s freight transport canal in Central America. This polar passage of the Great North is coming to Paris this week at…
“Russia and China are the countries which carry out the most interference actions against France”
Is France sufficiently armed in the face of state espionage and foreign interference? A report from the parliamentary intelligence delegation published this Thursday highlights persistent vulnerabilities to espionage from states…
this new report which points to Russia and China – L’Express
Foreign interference in France has become a “protean, omnipresent and lasting” threat, from espionage to the use of cyber space or information manipulation operations, with Russia and China as main…
Success against Russia in the Black Sea
As Ukraine’s air defenses have strengthened, the country’s military has succeeded in bombing more and more Russian ships in the Black Sea. The attack on the naval headquarters in Sevastopol…
Anti-Semitic actions in Russia – this has happened
On Saturday evening, hundreds of people gathered outside a hotel in the town of Chasavjurt after the Telegram channel “Dagestan Morgon” wrote that refugees from Israel were living there. The…
The assault on the airport in Dagestan, Russia, external interference according to the Kremlin
The chilling images of hundreds of people forcing entry to an airport terminal in the capital of Dagestan, this Muslim republic in the Russian Caucasus, in pursuit of Israeli passengers…
Russia, the Central Bank raises rates to 15% to curb inflation
(Finance) – The Russian Central Bank raised interest rates by 200 basis points, bringing them to 15% from the previous 13%, due to inflationary pressure that exceeds the central bank’s…