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From Russia with “Russophobia”: Kremlin propaganda accounts are posing as “angry Latvians” to influence the country’s Telegram communities
The Insider identifies the key players spreading Moscow’s narratives, such as ex-Saiema MP Aleksejs Rosļikovs.
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Bulgarians detained over Munich arson were part of GRU-linked group operating from Slovakia
Investigators have linked both the Munich attack and the Aug. 4 sabotage attempt at Leipzig airport to Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency, per @faznet.
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More than 100 “shadow fleet” oil tankers have switched to the Russian flag since the start of 2025, report finds
87% of ships joining Russia’s registry from January 2025 to June 2026 were already sanctioned, according to @CREACleanAir.
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Latvia bars entry to the father of PM candidate Jūlija Stepaņenko after The Insider’s report on his business with the Russian military
The decision to place Fedotov on the persona non grata list was announced by Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže.
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U.S. arrests executives of Oxygen Forensics after company supplied smartphone-access tools to both ICE and the FSB
CEO Lee Reiber was released on bond, while Oleg Davydov was arrested at London Heathrow Airport. The U.S. intends to seek his extradition.
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Kazakhstan begins coordinating extradition of Chechen activist Mansur Movlaev, opens similar process for Navalny volunteer Yulia Yemelyanova
Movlaev and his defense team believe that if he is extradited, he will be killed in his home region of Chechnya.
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Man from Tyumen jailed for 8 years for leaving $3.50 worth of Stars under banned Telegram posts
Memorial @EnMemorial has asked Telegram founder Pavel Durov to anonymize paid reactions in the messenger to protect Russian users from persecution.
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Interpol issues Red Notice for Uzbek banker who said he was kidnapped in Paris last year — on suspicion of organizing a separate kidnapping
Kakhramonjon Olimov is wanted in Uzbekistan, with a source saying he planned to abduct a business rival.
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Polish officials suspect sabotage after fire at Starlink station providing internet to the Ukrainian military
“While everything is operational today, we must recognise that this is an element of hybrid warfare,” said Deputy PM Krzysztof Gawkowski.
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U.S. intelligence warns Spain, France and Italy of possible Russian Gerbera drone attack from commercial ships, @elmundoes reports
Lithuania received the information from the U.S. shortly after CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Moscow on Aug. 25.
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Father of Latvian PM candidate Jūlija Stepaņenko owns a company in the Moscow Region that made “dragon’s teeth” for the Russian military
In a conversation with The Insider, 72-year-old Sergei Fedotov admitted that he was indeed Stepaņenko’s father.
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Trump franchise: Right-wing populists are taking control of Latin America
Weak institutions, economic dependence, political upheaval and social media have helped Trumpism turn right-wing populism into government policy across the region.
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Company owned by Putin’s former mistress Svetlana Krivonogikh stages cabaret shows at his “wine Disneyland” in Gelendzhik
The “Wine Cabaret” shows are staged by the Leningrad Center, owned by Krivonogikh via the aptly named LLC Relax, The Insider found.
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EU extends Russia sanctions for three years, lifts restrictions on billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman
France and Slovakia sought the delisting of Usmanov, while Luxembourg supported lifting sanctions on Fridman. Latvia opposed the moves.
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Drone and suspected explosives found near Bundeswehr base are possibly linked to Leipzig airport incident
The drone found at Wunstorf is similar in design to those used in the attempted attack on Leipzig/Halle Airport.
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Germany plans to restrict Saxony-Anhalt’s access to secret defense plan against Russia after AfD’s election win
Berlin fears that the far-right AfD, which is now forming a coalition government in the state, might pass the plan on to Russia.
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Auchan’s Russian business gets a CEO from the Kremlin two days after transfer to “temporary management”
Ilya Berdnikov took up the post on Sept. 19 after Putin placed Auchan Retail Russia under the temporary care of JSC L.E.V. Management.
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Independent exit poll finds signs of over 10,000 stuffed ballots in Russian State Duma voting in Cyprus
As a Vote Abroad organizer rhetorically asked The Insider: “We counted turnout. How could the official turnout be about 10 times higher?"
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Czech Republic expels Russians who were exposed filming for propaganda project Rybar, gives them three days to leave the country
Cameraman Igor Dolmatov and his colleague Vitaliy Chashchukhin, a Russian living in Germany, were exposed by @SeznamZpravy.
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At least 16 senior Russian officials have been killed after going to war in Ukraine, The Insider finds
Ten of the 16 — including the latest casualty, ex-Belgorod mayor Konstantin Polezhayev — faced criminal prosecution before signing up to fight.
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