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Russian adventurer Konyukhov to sail across Pacific to study microplastics
TASS
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July 18, 2025
KAZAN, July 18. /TASS/. Celebrated Russian adventurer Fyodor Konyukhov plans to cross the Pacific Ocean onboard a specially-designed single-sail raft in 2026. The voyage will be part of a project to explore garbage patches in the Pacific, Indian,...
Top Russian University Opens Master’s Program in Sanctions Dodging
Kyiv Post
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July 18, 2025
One of Russia’s top universities has launched a new master’s program focused on reducing the impact of international sanctions, an indication that Moscow could be bracing for a generation of life under economic siege. The two-year course offered...
NATO Can Seize Russia’s Kaliningrad ‘Faster Than Ever,’ Says US General
Kyiv Post
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July 18, 2025
NATO could capture Russia’s Kaliningrad region “in a timeframe that is unheard of,” the commander of US ground forces in Europe and Africa said this week amid fears of future Russian aggression. Speaking Wednesday at the Association of the US...
Interview: How Latin America Must Prepare for Threat of Russian Disinformation Campaigns
Kyiv Post
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July 18, 2025
Kyiv Post recently sat down with Matteo Pugliese, PhD, an analyst at Debunk working on Russian disinformation campaigns around the world. He recently returned from a training trip to Latin America, where he helped train civil society groups to...
Gazprom Hacked: Ukrainian Intel Attacks Heart of Russia’s Energy Empire
Kyiv Post
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July 18, 2025
On Thursday, July 17, the cyber unit of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine (HUR) carried out a strike on the network infrastructure of the Russian gas giant Gazprom, which is involved in supporting the war against Ukraine. According...
Petersburg police chief reaches $70,000 settlement with borough over Covid-mask free speech lawsuit
Must Read Alaska
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July 18, 2025
The free speech issues debates that ensued during the dark days of Covid public policy are still playing out. But a legal dispute from that era between Petersburg Police Chief Jim Kerr and the Petersburg Borough ended this month with a $70,000...
Tulsi Gabbard Releases New Docs on the Russian Collusion Hoax. Guess Who's the Primary Suspect.
Townhall
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July 18, 2025
RealClearInvestigations' Paul Sperry teased it earlier this week: Tulsi Gabbard’s office was considering a massive disclosure of documents related to the Russian collusion hoax. Well, they've been released. Former FBI Chief James Comey and former...
The President of the Russian Federation instructed to prepare a mechanism for termination of EAEU certificates with violations
AK&M
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Rosaccreditation 18 July 2025 18:28 The relevant assignment Following a meeting with representatives of the Russian business community on May 26, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the following information to the Government of the...
Zelensky ‘Junks’ Trump’s Warning, ‘Orders’ Drone Assault On Moscow | Russia To Burn Kyiv Now?
The Times of India
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India A Safe Investment In A World Where Trade and Tech Are Being Weaponised: EU Envoy | EU FTA In a world where trade, technology, and migration are increasingly weaponised, the European Union has declared India a "safe investment." EU Ambassador...
The Russian market will be under pressure from cutoffs and news about sanctions
AK&M
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Elena Kozhukhova, IC "VELES Capital" 18 July 2025 12:18 The external background on Friday morning can be described as moderately positive. Sentiment abroad remains mostly optimistic, and oil prices are trying to return to the highs of the month....
Microsoft to stop using engineers in China for U.S. military tech support
Japan Times
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July 18, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO – Microsoft on Friday said it will stop using China-based engineers to provide technical assistance to the U.S. military after a report in investigative journalism outlet ProPublica sparked questions from a U.S. senator and prompted...
Russia Linked to New Malware Targeting Email Accounts for Espionage
Infosecurity Magazine
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July 18, 2025
Russian military intelligence (GRU)-linked threat actors have been using previously unknown malicious software to enable espionage against victim email accounts, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has reported. The new sophisticated...
These Russian clergy who said ‘no’ to Putin’s war in Ukraine are paying a price
Religion News Service
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July 18, 2025
(RNS) — In February 2022, as Russian tanks rolled across the Ukrainian border, a small group of Russian Orthodox Christian clergy did something extraordinary. They published an open letter calling for peace and an immediate ceasefire. Within days,...
Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine: EU adopts 18th package of economic and individual measures
PubAffairs Bruxelles
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July 18, 2025
The EU just approved one of its strongest sanctions packages against Russia to date. Each sanction weakens Russia’s ability to wage war. The message is clear: Europe will not back down in its support for Ukraine. The EU will keep raising the...
Russia looks to expand penalties for VPN usage as 'risks will grow for users'
Tom's Guide
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July 18, 2025
VPN usage in Russia is once again coming under fire as lawmakers have introduced a bill aiming to criminalize the searching of banned content online. Amendments tabled seek to expand penalties surrounding the access of "extremist materials" and...
Opinion | It’s time to invoke the U.S. Defense Production Act to support a new battery technology revolution
Fortune
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A global defense revolution is underway based on swarms of autonomous, unmanned, AI- and battery-powered drone systems. Last month President Donald Trump signed the “Unleashing American Drone Dominance” executive order, and on July 10, Defense...
UK Lowers Russian Oil Price Cap to $47.60, Tightening Sanctions
Mezha
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July 18, 2025
The United Kingdom, following the example of the European Union, is increasing economic pressure on Russia by lowering the price cap on Russian oil from $60 to $47.60 per barrel. This decision will significantly impact the financial revenues of...
Russia proposes ban on WhatsApp usage
AzerNews
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July 18, 2025
By Alimat Aliyeva This statement was made by Anton Gorelkin, the First Deputy Chairman of the IT Committee of the State Duma, Azernews reports. Deputy Gorelkin believes it is now time for WhatsApp to begin preparing for its potential exit from the...
Russian lawmaker ‘warns’ WhatsApp: ‘It's time for WhatsApp to…’
The Times of India
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July 18, 2025
A Russian lawmaker has said that WhatsApp should prepare to leave the Russian market, indicating that the Meta Platforms-owned messaging app is likely to be added to a list of restricted software in the country. This warning follows Russia...
Record advances for Russia’s armed forces in Ukraine while neo-Nazi ideology continues its rise in Kiev
Al Mayadeen
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July 18, 2025
Russia's statements about denazification as one of the goals of its special military operation were not accidental. The Russian Armed Forces have accelerated their military advances in early July 2025, placing the Ukrainian Armed Forces under...