Estonia's leader is calling for a stronger coordinated response after spying, sabotage and electronic warfare attacks across Europe blamed on Russia. Kaja Kallas said Russia is waging a shadow war & some countries need to take the threat more seriously. apnews.com/article/russia…

Estonian officials are calling for a stronger collective response to spying, attacks & sabotage across Europe blamed on Russia. Ambassador Jonatan Vseviov said Putin wants to “undermine our unity…and destroy the collective West, as we know it, as a functioning body.” apnews.com/article/russia…

Russia is using civilians/proxies, sometimes recruited on gaming platforms, to carry out attacks across Europe. It’s a “miracle” people have not been killed & the West needs to create an “international task force” to combat the threat says Christo Grozev apnews.com/article/russia…

Several senior Russian military officials have been arrested in an apparent corruption purge (which the Kremlin says is not a purge.) Corruption in Russia is endemic, so why them, and why now? 👇apnews.com/article/russia…

Russia is waging a shadow war on the West that needs a collective response, Estonian leader says A good survey of recent Russian grey zone warfare from Emma Burrows apnews.com/article/russia…

AP: Russia is waging a shadow war on the West that needs a collective response, Estonian leader says A must-read article by Emma Burrows on recent clandestine actions by Russia against European countries apnews.com/article/russia…

Must read - How Putin hijacked Austria’s spy service and is now going after its government. politico.eu/article/vladim…

It’s been exactly 14 months. That’s 14 months of Evan not seeing his family and friends. It’s 14 months of him not bearing witness through his incredible journalism. It’s 14 months of his life in a tiny Moscow prison cell. It’s an absolute outrage. #IStandWithEvan

Attacks on the validity of Trump's conviction threaten America's rule of law. They also align with Russian attempts to undermine democracy Kremlin: This is an "elimination of political rivals by all possible legal or illegal means. It's visible to the world with the naked eye”

Trump's attacks on US justice system after guilty verdict could be useful to autocrats like Putin apnews.com/article/russia…

After his guilty verdict, Trump made unfounded claims that the trial against him was “rigged.” Thousands of miles away in Russia, Vladimir Putin was probably “rubbing his hands with glee” former senior WH national security advisor Fiona Hill told me. apnews.com/article/282890…

BREAKING: The U.S. widens sanctions on Russia, discouraging countries including China from doing business with Moscow. apnews.com/article/russia…

US widens sanctions against Russia to stop countries inc China fuelling Putin’s war. Today the US sanctioned a Chinese state company which sent military equip to Russia & raised stakes for foreign institutions which work with sanctioned Russian entities apnews.com/article/russia…

Less than an hour after the US sanctioned the Moscow Exchange it announced it is stopping transactions in dollars and euros from tomorrow. apnews.com/article/01aa2f…

How a drunken boast by an FSB agent lead to the failure of a secret mission with "serious consequences" for the Olympics: In English here: theins.press/en/politics/27…

Today is a joyous day for the safe return of our colleague Evan Gershkovich. We are so grateful for all the voices that were raised when his was silent. We can finally say, in unison, “Welcome home, Evan.” Read a letter from Emma Tucker. on.wsj.com/3YyEHux

At last.

What a night. My report from the tarmac at Andrews Air Force Base where our friend Evan got off a jet with Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva, embraced his mother, hugged Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, and then came over to chat after 491 days in jail. Unreal. theguardian.com/world/article/…

Putin’s slow response to Kursk attack & the fact it’s the latest in a series of disturbing events in Russia - Prigozhin’s mutiny/death, the Crocus City Hall terror attack & relentless drone attacks - may cause Russia’s elites to question Putin’s grip apnews.com/article/russia…

Vladimir Putin's two sons - Ivan and Vladimir Jr. - live in almost total isolation, cared for by nannies, governesses and staff according to Центр «Досье» - право на справедливость. They rarely see their parents & love seeing Putin who was reportedly delighted when a son was born dossier.center/succession-en/