Day: March 12, 2023
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Moldova Smashes Pro-Moscow Subversion Ring – Police
Moldovan police said Sunday they had arrested members of a network “orchestrated by Moscow” in a bid to destabilize the small ex-Soviet nation as an anti-government protest kicked off. After searches on Saturday night, 25 men were questioned and seven of them detained, police chief Viorel Cernauteanu told media. An agent managed to infiltrate the…
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While Some Russian Exiles Join Georgia Protests, Others Keep Away
When thousands of Georgians protested this week to demand a bill similar to controversial Kremlin legislation be scrapped, some Russian exiles joined rallies that would have been unthinkable in their homeland. Viktor Lyagushkin, 52, is one of tens of thousands of Russians who fled to Georgia in the aftermath of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine last…
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Ukraine Readies Counteroffensive as Russia Inches Forward in Bakhmut
The Ukrainian military was preparing Sunday for an upcoming counteroffensive, with a top commander saying his forces’ ongoing defense of Bakhmut in the face of fierce and sustained Russian attacks was necessary to “buy time” for that push. The remarks came as British intelligence said the frontline had shifted in the fight for Bakhmut —…