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'Officials confused about who can ban whom': Telegram CEO Durov hits back after Russia charges him with terrorism

Russia has designated Telegram founder Pavel Durov as a terrorist. This action follows his refusal to comply with state demands for censorship. The Federal Security Service has initiated procedures to place Durov on an international wanted list. Russian authorities accuse Telegram of facilitating terrorist activities and causing significant damage. Durov…

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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov on Russia's wanted list: Everything to know about his $6.6 billion net worth, 100+ children, and life in Dubai

Pavel Durov net worth: Russia's Federal Security Service has charged Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov and has accused him of facilitating terrorist activities. On Russia's wanted list, Pavel Durov's net worth is estimated at $6.6 billion, reflecting Telegram's global reach. He previously stated intentions to share his fortune with his more…

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Russian man extradited from Thailand pleads not guilty in US cyber espionage case

BOSTON — A Russian man whom US prosecutors say previously worked for Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) intelligence agency pleaded not guilty on Thursday to a charge that he participated in a cyber espionage campaign that a technology company conducted against Western organisations.

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Russian national under arrest accused of spying for Moldova, FSB spy agency says

Moldova's Information and Security Service told local media it "rejects the accusations made by the authorities of the Russian Federation."

Euronews

Telegram rejects allegations over links to Russian Intelligence

"Unauthorized access to any data is impossible," said the provider – rejecting a new report’s allegations.

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Russia claims it foiled several Ukrainian plots to kill senior officers with disguised bombs

Moscow’s Federal Security Service has arrested four Russians accused of helping plan the attack

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Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner HQ raided by Russia security service as '£38m cash seized'

Wagner's HQ in St Petersburg has been raided by Vladimir Putin's Federal Security Service troops and it has been claimed £38million in cash was found stashed inside a van and two buses

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Russia has begun moving tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, Lukashenko says

Russia's Wagner mercenary group is withdrawing its forces from the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut and is transferring its positions to Russian army units, according to the group's founder Yevgeny Prigozhin. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday that Russia had begun moving ahead with relocating tactical nuclear weapons to his country.…

France 24

Activist jailed for 7 years in Russia for "justifying terrorism"

A Ukrainian-born activist was jailed for seven years by a Russian court on Wednesday for "justifying terrorism", according to a Telegram channel petitioning for his release.Mikhail Krieger, 63, was arrested last November over social media posts he wrote in 2020 in which he praised two men who staged attacks on…

Reuters

Vladimir Putin poised to axe security service head as scapegoat for failing Ukraine war

Sources say axing Alexander Bortnikov could be seen as an attempt to pin the blame on Vladimir Putin's failing war against Ukraine or even to prevent a possible coup among figures vying for prowess

Daily Mirror

Russia's FSB spy agency opens espionage case against U.S. citizen

Russia has opened a criminal case against a United States citizen on suspicion of espionage, its Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday.

Reuters

Russia Arrests 8 People Over Involvement in Crimea Bridge Bombing

Russia’s top domestic security agency said Wednesday it arrested eight people on charges of involvement in the bombing of the main bridge linking Russia to Crimea. The Federal Security Service, known by the Russian acronym FSB, said it arrested five Russians and three citizens of Ukraine and Armenia over Saturday’s…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia's FSB arrests eight for Crimean Bridge bombing

Russia's Federal Security Service said on Wednesday that it had detained five Russians and three citizens of Ukraine and Armenia in connection with the bombing of a vital bridge to Crimea, an attack it said was masterminded by Ukraine.

Reuters

Laser scientist dies after being seized from hospital by Putin’s secret services

Dr Dmitry Kolker was flown four hours across Russia after being held on suspicion of high treason by the Federal Security Service (FSB )counterintelligence agency, once headed by Vladimir Putin

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Colonel who carried Vladimir Putin's nuclear controls briefcase found shot

Vadim Zimin, who is now retired from the Federal Security Service, had been in charge of a briefcase containing the nuclear controls which always accompanies the Russian president.

Daily Mirror

Man who carried Vladimir Putin's nuclear controls briefcase found shot at his home

Vadim Zimin, the retired colonel in the Federal Security Service, had been in charge of the briefcase carrying the Russian nuclear controls which always accompanies the Kremlin leader

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin 'bracing for coup' as generals and FSB 'look to push out Kremlin boss'

The Federal Security Service is said to be so annoyed with the lack of military progression in Ukraine that they've contacted generals and former army officials to try and push Vladimir Putin out

Reuters

Putin accuses West of plotting to kill Russian journalists

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday said his main spy agency had foiled what he cast as a Western plot to kill a prominent Russian journalist.

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Ukraine Intelligence Publishes Names of 620 Alleged Russian Agents

Ukraine's military intelligence on Monday published the names and contact details of 620 people it alleged were officers of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) involved in "criminal activities" in Europe. Reuters could not verify the information.

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Ukraine intelligence publishes names of 620 alleged Russian agents

Daily Mirror

Russia 'is planning to stage public executions in Ukraine to shatter morale'

Leaked documents reportedly show Russia's Federal Security Service has drawn up plans to begin public executions in fallen Ukrainian cities in a bid to break morale

Wales Online

Crack Russian squad sent to kill Ukraine leader has been 'eliminated'

Ukraine foil the attempts thanks to a tip-off from members of Russia’s Federal Security Service against the war

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