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Attempted attack was uncovered by US cyber security company Mandiant, owned by Google
The process of stopping escalation involves multiple actors on the battlefield and in several capitals
Shift from ‘special military operation’ blamed by Kremlin on west’s support for Kyiv
Online fake news and hybrid campaigns increase ahead of European elections
Turnout in Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria was lowest in 18 years
UK and EU denounce presidential vote in Russia as bloc readies sanctions over death of Alexei Navalny
President to hold office until 2030 as war economy rebounds, dissent is quashed and troops regain initiative in Ukraine
Repression inside Russia runs hand in hand with belligerence abroad
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Dissidents to hold ‘political flash mobs’ at polling stations on Sunday to honour Alexei Navalny’s memory
How Moscow can be made to compensate Ukraine without confiscation
President resumes bullish rhetoric over use of atomic arsenal if west threatens Moscow’s sovereignty
Wave of overnight strikes targets at least seven regions across Russia
Gotland, often dubbed a ‘giant aircraft carrier’, seen as critical Nato vulnerability against Russia
President Vladimir Putin fires Nikolai Evmenov and replaces him with commander of Northern Fleet following setbacks
All countries with shores on Baltic Sea except Russia are now part of western defence alliance
Emmanuel Macron promises ‘unwavering support’ to protect sovereignty of country neighbouring Ukraine
Game of ‘cat and mouse’ returns to cold war levels, say intelligence officers
Defence minister Boris Pistorius says participant in leaked talks had joined via non-secure line
The course of the Ukraine war will weigh heavily on Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia
Accusations come after Moscow leaks discussion about supply of missiles to Ukraine
Russian leadership drops pretence of ‘managed democracy’ ahead of March vote
Senior German air force officers appeared to discuss supplying missiles to Ukraine in phone call recording
The autocrat’s ceremonial re-election later this month will not dispel questions about his regime’s longer-term stability
Mourners gathered outside church chant ‘Putin is a murderer’, ‘Russia without Putin’ and ‘No to war’
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