February 2024
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Navalny’s lawyer released after being briefly detained in Moscow A lawyer for the late Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has been released after being arrested in Moscow. Vasily Dubkov was detained earlier yesterday but has since told the independent Russian news outlet Verstka that he had been let go. He did not give a reason…
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Sixth person charged for alleged spying offences linked to Russia A sixth person has been charged for alleged spying offences linked to Russia as part of a Metropolitan Police investigation. Tihomir Ivanov Ivanchev has been remanded in custody to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court tomorrow. The 37-year-old from Acton in west London has been charged…
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy has discussed details of a peace deal with Saudi Arabia’s crown prince during an unexpected trip to the country today. The Ukrainian president said he had a “meaningful and candid” conversation with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. “We discussed the Peace Formula’s points and the progress that can be made in implementing them.…
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US will not send troops to fight, White House says Throughout the day, we have heard officials from around the world react to France’s suggestion that the option to send troops to Ukraine should not be ruled out. Now, the White House has commented on the remarks, saying the US will not send troops to…
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Russia’s information war will peak in the ‘coming weeks’, Ukraine warns Russia’s information war will peak in the “coming weeks”, the Ukrainian intelligence department has warned. Late last year, Ukraine reported Moscow had launched the Maidan-3 special operation which aimed to spread anti-Ukrainian messages online. In a Telegram post today, it said the plan had cost $1.5bn…
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Oleg Orlov has spent his life documenting repression. He is co-chair of Russia’s oldest human rights group, Memorial, which was shut down and forced out of Russia shortly before the war and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022. Mr Orlov vowed to continue his human rights work inside the country, holding single pickets…
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‘We are not on the cusp of war with Russia’ The head of the UK armed forces has insisted “Britain is secure” and “we are not on the cusp of war with Russia”. Admiral Sir Tony Radakin used a public speech today to stress that “we are not about to be invaded” and no one…
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Hardback books have always been popular. A 2019 poll on Goodreads revealed data to back this up: more than 40% of readers expressed a preference for hardback books over their paperback counterparts. Traditionally, indie authors didn’t have the option for hardback books via Amazon’s KDP print service. But this changed in 2021 when Amazon finally announced their…
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Social media apps were ‘briefly’ available without VPN in Russia We’ve a quick update to bring you on our earlier report that social media apps including Instagram and Facebook had suddenly become available in Russia without a virtual private network (VPN) (see 13.35 post). Our Moscow team says they were available “briefly” but are now…
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As Western leaders met in Paris last night, their task was to send a clear message to Vladimir Putin on the second anniversary of his invasion of Ukraine. They need to project resolve and unity as the war starts to shift in Moscow’s favour. The French president’s comments should be seen in that light, not…
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Volodymyr Zelenskiy has arrived in Saudi Arabia for a previously unannounced meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. In a Telegram post, the Ukrainian president said the working visit was to continue “regular dialogue” with the Saudi leader, with a “peace formula” being the main topic. “Topic number two is the return of prisoners and…
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Send weapons not troops to Ukraine, says Spain Spain is the latest of a host of countries reacting to Emmanuel Macron saying sending Western troops to Ukraine could not be ruled out. Government spokesperson Pilar Alegria said Madrid did not agree with the proposal, and aid should be limited to weapons and other material. “Unity…
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A UK MP says Vladimir Putin is “now more powerful than Stalin” and “Europe is at war”. Speaking during an urgent question on the UK’s aid to Ukraine in the House of Commons, Tobias Ellwood said it was “very clear” that the Ukraine war would “move out further”. “Putin is now more powerful than Stalin,…
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The Russian oil tycoon Eugene Shvidler, a billionaire ally of oligarch Roman Abramovich, has lost his appeal against the UK sanctions he was slapped with after the invasion of Ukraine. Mr Shvidler, who holds dual UK and US nationality and whose net worth stands at an estimated $1.6bn (£1.26bn), was sanctioned in March 2022 over…
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Vladimir Putin’s annual address to parliament is set to be screened at cinemas in Russia. Russian state news agency RIA cited a representative for the Cinema 5 network as saying the address on Thursday has “high demand” and will be broadcast at cinemas in 17 cities. They said more than half of seats were already…
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There are “no plans” for there to be a “large-scale deployment” of UK troops in Ukraine, Rishi Sunak’s spokesperson has said, in response to comments by Emmanuel Macron yesterday. Asked about the French leader not ruling out Western troops fighting in Ukraine, the spokesperson said this was not in the works but the UK was…
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