How #America’s Adversaries Are Uniting to Overturn the Global Order.
The support from #China, #Iran, and North Korea has strengthened #Russia’s position on the battlefield, undermined Western attempts to isolate #Moscow, and harmed #Ukraine.
The head of the Russian #Orthodox Church, Patriarch #Kirill, has imposed a three-year suspension on the priest who held a memorial service at Alexey #Navalny’s grave in late March.
Priest Dmitry #Safronov, a cleric of the Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin on Lyschikova Hill in #Moscow, is now forbidden from giving blessings, wearing the frock, and bearing the church’s priestly cross until 2027.
The official said #Sweden is now closely monitoring the ships #Russia has used to bypass oil sanctions after spotting “antennas and masts” atypical of fishing vessels.
Sweden said Russia might have been using its “shadow fleets” – uninsured vessels #Moscow has been using to export its oil and circumvent Western sanctions – to intercept communications in addition to transporting oil.
A branch of #Moldova’s pro-Russian opposition met in #Moscow on Sunday to create a new anti-European political bloc that aims to derail the nation’s planned #EU accession process.
The bloc, called “Victory” and affiliated with fugitive oligarch Ilan #Shor, aims to challenge President Maia #Sandu and her pro-European government in elections due between October and mid-2025.
#Moldova's pro-European government faces a new challenge from its restive pro-#Moscow#Gagauzia region after its leaders denounced proposed judicial reforms and demanded enhanced status for the Russian language.
Gagauzia's 140,000 residents, mainly ethnic Turks who adhere to Orthodox Christianity, have had uneasy relations with central authorities since Moldova threw off Soviet rule in 1991.
The document for the first time provides official confirmation and codification of what many in the #Moscow elite say has become a #hybrid war against the West.
"The [Russian Foreign Ministry] document for the first time provides official confirmation and codification of what many in the #Moscow elite say has become a hybrid war against the West. #Russia is seeking to subvert Western support for #Ukraine and disrupt the domestic politics of the #UnitedStates and #European countries, through #propaganda campaigns supporting isolationist and #extremist policies”
🇷🇺 A fire has occurred at the Avangard factory in #Moscow. The factory is part of the Joint Stock Company Concern of Air and Space Defense Almaz-Antey, the Telegram channel Astra reports.
Prosecutors in #Belgium have opened an investigation into alleged payments by #Russia to members of the European parliament following an intelligence operation in #Brussels, the Belgian prime minister has revealed.
Alexander De #Croo said #Moscow’s objective was to weaken support for #Ukraine in Europe.