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☆ Russia is likely trying to exploit the conflict in the Middle East to expand its influence, war experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementThe Kremlin is likely trying to exploit the conflicts in the Middle East to expand its own influence, according to military experts. Wall Street's main indexes opened lower again on Thursday amid persistent worries that hostilities in the Middle East could escalate. Advertisement"Russia clearly benefits from the war in the Middle East, at least since it distracts global attention from Ukraine," he added. AdvertisementRussia "wants to appear relevant in the Middle East but not getting sucked in ongoing conflicts," he said. It said it was trying, through these efforts, to regain major influence on Middle Eastern and Eastern Mediterranean gas sales, especially liquefied natural gas.

Persons: —, Hezbollah's, Hassan Nasrallah, Mikhail Bogdanov, Israel, Anatoly Viktorov, Sergey Lavrov, Vladimir Putin, Alexander Libman, Mark N, Katz, doesn't, It's Organizations: Service, Russian, Israel, Lebanese, Israel Defense Forces, TASS, Washington Institute for Near, Policy, Free University of Berlin, George Mason University, Reuters, Jamestown Foundation Locations: Israel, Iran, Russia, Lebanon, Ukraine, Tehran, Red, Iraq, Syria, Palestinian, Eastern

☆ Ukraine: Russians capture strategic town of Vuhledar in yet another blow for Kyiv
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Clare Sebastian | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Russia has captured the key eastern Ukrainian town of Vuhledar, ending months of resistance and underscoring the scale of Kyiv’s challenge as it heads into its third wartime winter. While not a transport and logistics hub like Pokrovsk, Vuhledar was heavily fortified and viewed as a crucial bastion at the intersection of Ukraine’s eastern and southern fronts. Just like Avdiivka, another strategic eastern town which fell in February, Vuhledar is a victim, not of Russian strategic prowess, but brute force attrition. For two years Ukraine had put up a formidable defense there, as Russia tried and failed several times to take the town. “It’s painful, Vuhledar or rather those who settled there, drank a lot of blood,” he said.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Zelensky, Joe Biden, Vuhledar, Boris Rozhin, ”, Voenkor Kotenok, “, Stanislav Buniatov Organizations: CNN, Kremlin, NATO, ABC, International Energy Agency Locations: Russia, Ukrainian, Vuhledar, Pokrovsk, Russian, Donetsk, Ukraine, Kyiv, Kursk, Kharkiv, It’s

☆ Russia's economy faces 'near stagnation' with sanctions whittling down annual GDP growth, European economist says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Russia's economy is staring at "near stagnation," according to Anders Åslund. That's according to Anders Åslund, a Swedish economist who says Russia's economy is taking a bigger hit from Western sanctions than some believe. "My own view is that the current sanctions regime shaves off 2-3% of GDP each year, condemning Russia to near stagnation. AdvertisementRussia's GDP technically grew 3.6% last year, with another 3.2% real GDP growth expected in 2024, according to estimates from the International Monetary Fund. Consumer prices rose 8.5% year-per-year the week of September 17, according to official figures from Russia's Economic Development Ministry.

Persons: Anders Åslund, —, Putin, Åslund, SWIFT Organizations: Service, Ukraine, Syndicate, International Monetary Fund, Labor, Economic Development Ministry, Soviet Union, Wealth Fund Locations: Swedish, Moscow, Ukraine, Russia, Soviet

☆ A Russian company is bartering chickpeas for Pakistani rice as sanctions stop payments
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Kelly Cloonan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Russian company will reportedly barter chickpeas and lentils for Pakistani tangerines and rice. One Russian company is planning to barter chickpeas and lentils for Pakistani tangerines, rice and potatoes, according to a Tuesday report from Russian state-run news service Tass. AdvertisementThe company will also trade 15,000 tons of chickpeas and 10,000 tons of lentils for 10,000 tons of potatoes and 15,000 tons of tangerines from the Pakistani company. AdvertisementRussia also passed a bill in July that will allow trade payments in crypto. Even Chinese banks, the smaller of which were a key processor for Russian payments, have stopped offering support in recent months.

Persons: —, Russia's, Bloomberg Organizations: Service, Tass, Femtee Trading Company, Financial Times, Bank of Locations: Russian, Russia, China, Ukraine, India, Afghanistan, Iran, Bank of Russia

☆ Satellite images capture Russia's scramble to shield a key bridge from Ukraine's exploding naval drones and other threats
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

New satellite imagery shows how Russia has continued to add defenses to protect the Kerch Bridge. AdvertisementNew satellite imagery shows how Russia has stepped up its efforts to protect a key bridge from Ukrainian attacks, including its exploding naval drones. An overview of barriers near the Kerch Bridge on September 28. The threat has prompted Moscow to add defenses like the ones at the Kerch Bridge to the key ports of Sevastopol and Novorossiysk. A second Pantsir air-defense system on a tower near the Kerch Bridge on September 28.

Persons: —, Brady Africk, Maxar, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Service, Maxar Technologies, Business, Technologies, Fleet, American Enterprise Institute, Ukrainian Navy Locations: Russia, Kerch, Crimean, Crimea, Ukraine, Moscow, Sevastopol, Novorossiysk, Brady, Kyiv

☆ Iran's missile attack forced some flights to turn around hours into their trips to avoid restricted airspace
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Iran, Israel, and other neighboring nations closed their airspaces, forcing flight diversions. Some Lufthansa flights returned to Frankfurt several hours into their journeys to India and Dubai. AdvertisementFlightRadar24 shows Swiss and Lufthansa flights diverting amid Iran attacks on Israel on Tuesday. Several other carriers were also being forced to divert as route options remained limited between Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. AdvertisementAirlines like Japan Airlines, British Airways, and Finnair added up to four hours of flight time to avoid the Kremlin's airspace on flights between Asia and Europe amid Russian airspace closures and sanctions.

Persons: —, FlightRadar24, Finnair Organizations: Lufthansa, Service, German, Swiss, Emirates, British Airways, Royal Jordanian Airlines, El, Business, Airlines, Japan Airlines Locations: Iran, Israel, Frankfurt, India, Dubai, Jordan, Iraq, Europe, Zurich, Antalya, Turkey, Asia, London, Paris, Amman, Israeli, Rhodes, Greece, Tel Aviv, Larnaca, Cyprus, East, Russia, Ukraine

☆ NATO's new chief will have to confront threats outside the alliance — and within
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Mark Rutte, incoming secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), during a transition ceremony at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. Mark Rutte, the affable and meticulous former Dutch premier, has a daunting task ahead to keep the defense alliance a global force. "As Secretary General, I will work on three main priorities," Rutte said as he took over the reins from Jens Stoltenberg during a handover ceremony in Brussels. "The first is to keep NATO strong and to ensure our defenses remain effective and credible against all threats. U.S. President Donald Trump (L) speaks with Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO as they attend the NATO summit at the Grove Hotel on December 4, 2019 in Watford, England.

Persons: Mark Rutte, Rutte, he's, —, Donald Trump, Jens Stoltenberg, Vladimir Putin, Armida van Rij, Kamala Harris, I'm, She's, Dan Kitwood Organizations: Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, Bloomberg, Getty, U.S, Ukraine, European Union, Kremlin, Chatham House, Royal United Services Institute, Republican, Trump Locations: Brussels, Belgium, Netherlands, Russia, Ukraine, China, North Korea, Iran, NATO, Moscow, Grove, Watford, England

☆ Fact check: 12 election lies Trump is using to set the stage to dispute a potential 2024 defeat
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Marshall Cohen | Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +26 min

“Our elections are bad, and a lot of these illegal immigrants coming in, they’re trying to get them to vote,” Trump said. “THE FBI CAUGHT IRAN SPYING ON MY CAMPAIGN, AND GIVING ALL OF THE INFORMATION TO THE KAMALA HARRIS CAMPAIGN. Despite Trump’s claims, there is no evidence the Iranian hackers provided the Harris campaign with “all of the information” they stole. False claim: Election officials use early voting to commit fraudTrump has encouraged his supporters this year to make use of early voting. False claim: Trump won Minnesota in 2020Trump declared in March and May that he won Minnesota in the 2020 election.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden, ”, Lindsay Daniels, ” Trump, Kamala Harris, Harris, we’ve, it’s, Harris Trump, Biden, Biden’s, —, Mike Johnson, Elon Musk, “, US Postal Service “, General Louis DeJoy, we’re, ” DeJoy, DeJoy, Ronald Reagan, David Becker, ” Becker, Trump’s, KAMALA HARRIS, Iran’s, Hillary Clinton, Clinton, Jesus, let’s, Harris —, Tim Walz, Tucker Carlson, Carlson, FactCheck.org, ‘, don’t, Jack Smith, Smith, General Merrick Garland, Garland Organizations: Washington CNN, Capitol, Democracy Fund, Trump, CNN, Biden, Democratic, Republican, Republicans, ”, US Postal Service, U.S . Postal Service, USPS, Governors, National Association of, State, Uniformed and Overseas Citizens, Trump baselessly, Election Innovation, Research, Democratic Party, FBI, US, Minnesota, Attorney, Pennsylvania Republican Party, WIN Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania’s Department of State, Rasmussen, Michigan Locations: Michigan, Arizona, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Trump, IRAN, Iran, California, Minnesota, U.S, Manhattan , New York, Fulton County , Georgia

☆ War with Ukraine is the only thing preventing Russia from entering an immediate recession, economists say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Russia would be in a recession by now if it weren't for the nation's hefty war budget, economists told BI. War spending is propping up the economy, which is becoming increasingly overheated, they added. AdvertisementWar may be the only thing keeping Russia's economy afloat. Russia's economy is also being plagued by currency problems, Gorodnichenko said, pointing to Russia's limited access to the dollar as the result of Western sanctions. That will ultimately depend on how long the war in Ukraine — and therefore, spending on the war — will last.

Persons: —, Jay Zagorsky, there's, Zagorsky, Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Gorodnichenko, That's Organizations: Service, Boston University's Questrom School of Business, Kremlin, Ukraine, University of California, Bank of, Russia, Ukraine — Locations: Russia, Moscow, Ukraine, Russian, Berkeley, Bank of Russia, Soviet, China

Olga, who did not want to give her last name for privacy reasons, said the proposed bill doesn’t change her plans. And the Russian parliament gave its initial backing Wednesday to legislation that would ban the adoption of Russian children by people from countries that allow gender transition. “It’s not because I read ‘childfree’ information or someone tried to persuade me not to have children. It’s just that I decided it for myself,” said Panarina, 40, adding that the proposed legislation would not change her mind. For her, the proposed legislation is not about women’s rights per se, Panarina said, as much as the government’s effort to defend Russia’s traditional way of life.

Persons: Russia’s, ” Vyacheslav Volodin, Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov, Russia —, Volodin, childlessness ”, it’s, ”, Dariana Gryaznova, ” Olga, Olga, “, ” Putin, Natalia Kolesnikova, Daria Panarina, “ It’s, It’s, Panarina, ” Panarina, Ella Rossman, Rossman, ” Gryaznova Organizations: West, Kremlin, U.S, State Duma, “ Bills, NBC, Getty, NBC News, Russia’s Academy of Sciences, University College London School of Slavonic, East European Studies Locations: Ukraine, Russia, United States, State, Russian, Moscow, Russia’s, Primorsky Krai, Red, AFP, Philippines

☆ Masayoshi Son is the $100 billion gambler who went from dirt track to tech titan — and he isn't done betting yet
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son has spent his life putting bold bets on the future of technology. SoftBank, the media-technology conglomerate Son founded two decades prior, was riding high on the glory it attained in the dot-com boom. He was told he was special," Barber told BI. "He wants to be seen as the great modernizer transforming this petrostate into a truly modern economy where technology is at the forefront," Barber told BI. But as previous cycles in Son's life dictate, the flurry of enthusiasm is typically followed by failure.

Persons: Masayoshi Son, Lionel Barber, —, Son, Bill Gates, Masa —, Uber, Barber, Vladimir Putin, Barack Obama, — he's, Jack Ma's Alibaba, Wang, he's, Napoleon Bonaparte, Genghis Khan, Qin Shi Huang, Emperor of, Microsoft's Gates, Jordan Strauss, Mitsunori, SoftBank, Rupert Murdoch, Larry Ellison, Jack Welch, Steve Jobs, Masayoshi, Justin Sullivan, Rajeev Misra, Nikesh Arora, Phil McCarten, Abu Dhabi's Mubadala, Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi, Michael Moritz, Kim Jong, Adam Neumann, Donald Trump, Wirecard, Jesus, NurPhoto, He's, Allen Lane Organizations: Service, Financial Times, Kremlin, Yahoo, Popular Electronics, Vision, Deutsche Bank, Google, Reuters, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Vision Fund, Valley's, Sequoia Capital, Greensill, Nvidia, Signal Publishers Locations: Tokyo's Roppongi, Japan, Masayoshi, Washington, Wayne, Emperor of China, Kyushu, United States, Riyadh, Berkeley, Las Vegas

☆ A Russian teen got 15 years in prison for donating crypto to a pro-Ukraine paramilitary unit: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Russian teen was given 15 years for donating to the Freedom of Russia Legion, local media reported. AdvertisementA Russian 19-year-old was sentenced to 15 years in prison for donating to a pro-Ukrainian paramilitary unit, independent outlet Mediazona reported. Russian daily Kommersant reported at the time that the teen had tried sending the funds via cryptocurrency. Yakovlev isn't the first Russian citizen to be sentenced to over 10 years in prison for donating to pro-Ukraine groups. AdvertisementIn August, 33-year-old amateur ballerina Ksenia Khavana was reported by Russian media to have been sentenced to 12 years in prison for donating $51 to a charity supporting Ukraine.

Persons: Danila Yakovlev, —, Yakovlev, Ksenia Khavana, Vladimir Putin Organizations: of Russia Legion, Service, Kremlin, Kommersant, Russian, Eastern Locations: Siberia, Ukrainian, Biysk, Altai Krai, cryptocurrency, Russia's, Russian, Ukraine

☆ Putin revises his nuclear doctrine, but have his red lines shifted?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Nathan Hodge | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

This week, Putin once again rattled the arms-control world by revealing proposed changes to his country’s nuclear doctrine. “In the current version of Russia’s nuclear doctrine, there is no distinction between an aggression by nuclear- and non-nuclear-weapon state,” he wrote. “There are two noteworthy points of departure from the previous 2020 Russian military doctrine,” she wrote on X. “2020 doctrine allowed the use of NW [nuclear weapons] in response to conventional aggression that jeopardizes the very existence of the state. And the results of Zelensky’s visit to the US may soon tell us whether anyone in Washington is listening to Putin’s nuclear talk.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky, Biden, Pavel Podvig, ”, ” Podvig, “, Mariana Budjeryn, Harvard Kennedy, Alexander Nemenov, Budjeryn, Kristin Ven Bruusgaard, ” It’s, Ven Bruusgaard Organizations: CNN, Kremlin, Council, Russian Federation, “, Harvard, Getty, Norwegian Intelligence School Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Moscow, Washington, USSR, United States, ” Moscow, AFP, Russian

☆ U.S. charges three Iranian nationals in Trump campaign hack
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

United States Capitol building and an Iranian flag are seen at the photo exhibition organized by the Iranian-American community and supporters of the Iranian Resistance at the National mall in Washington D.C., United States. Federal prosecutors on Friday announced criminal charges against three Iranian nationals in connection with a recent hack of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's campaign and other cyberattacks. The charges come amid heightened scrutiny about how foreign actors, especially Iran, China and Russia, are trying to influence the American presidential race between Trump and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. Officials have said that Iran is working to hurt Trump's campaign, while Russia prefers Trump, who has declined to say he wants Ukraine to win its war against invading Kremlin forces. China, meanwhile, has pushed anti-democracy influence operations but has not clearly sided with either the Republican or Democratic tickets, officials have said.

Persons: Donald Trump's, General Merrick Garland, Masoud Jalili, Seyyed Ali Aghamiri, Yasar, Kamala Harris ., Trump's, Garland, Friday's presser Organizations: Capitol, Iranian, National, Washington D.C, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Washington , D.C, U.S, Trump, Democratic, NBC News, Kremlin, Republican Locations: Iranian, Washington, United States, Washington ,, U.S, Iran, China, Russia, Ukraine

☆ Putin reveals new rules on nuclear weapons in Russia's latest warning to the West
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Russian President Vladimir Putin at an expanded Prosecutor General's Office meeting on March 26, 2024, in Moscow. In opening remarks before a meeting with senior officials on Russia's nuclear deterrence on Wednesday, which were released by the Kremlin and translated by NBC News, Putin said that "a number of clarifications ... defining the conditions for the use of nuclear weapons" are being made to the document that defines Russia's nuclear doctrine. Russia's latest comments on changing its nuclear doctrine are not a surprise — Moscow has hinted for months that it was making changes to its official stance on the use of nuclear weapons. In its 2020 policy, Russia nonetheless described nuclear weapons as "a means of deterrence," the use of which would be "an extreme and necessary measure." Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko shake hands during a press briefing following their talks in Minsk, Belarus, May 24, 2024.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Putin, —, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Mike Segar, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Joe Biden, Zelenskyy, Sergei Ryabkov, Yulia Morozova, Alexander Lukashenko, Mikhail Metzel Organizations: General's, Getty, Kremlin, NBC News, Russian Federation, —, Ukraine's, United Nations General Assembly, Reuters, Kyiv, West, Nazi, Belarusian Locations: Moscow, Kyiv, Ukraine, Russia, U.S, U.N, New York, Washington, America, Great Britain, Russia's Kursk, Kursk, Russian, Nazi Germany, Minsk, Belarus

☆ Putin issues nuclear warning to the West over strikes on Russia from Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

MOSCOW Reuters —President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday that Russia could use nuclear weapons if it was struck with conventional missiles, and that Moscow would consider any assault on it supported by a nuclear power to be a joint attack. The 71-year-old Kremlin chief, the primary decision-maker on Russia’s vast nuclear arsenal, said he wanted to underscore one key change in particular. Russia reserved the right to also use nuclear weapons if it or ally Belarus were the subject of aggression, including by conventional weapons, Putin said. Putin said the clarifications were carefully calibrated and commensurate with the modern military threats facing Russia – confirmation that the nuclear doctrine was changing. Russia’s current published nuclear doctrine, set out in a 2020 decree by Putin, says Russia may use nuclear weapons in case of a nuclear attack by an enemy or a conventional attack that threatens the existence of the state.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Putin, ” Putin, Bill Burns, Volodymyr Zelensky, Kyiv’s, Zelensky, ” Andriy Yermak, Joe Biden, Donald Trump Organizations: MOSCOW Reuters, West, Russia’s Security, Kremlin, Russian Federation, Central Intelligence Agency, Cuban Missile, Ukraine, Republican Locations: MOSCOW, Russia, Moscow, United States, Britain, Ukraine, Belarus, Russian, NATO

Russia's military is advancing on the battlefield in Ukraine, but at home the Kremlin appears to have suffered a number of fiery setbacks that are captured in new satellite imagery: A failed test of a new missile, and a wave of Ukrainian strikes that set ablaze arms depots deep inside the country. “I think that we are closer to the peace than we think,” Ukrainian Zelenskyy said in an interview with ABC News that aired Monday. We just have to be very strong, very strong,” he said. The Ukrainian military said Saturday it had recorded fire and detonation at the Oktyabrsky depot. The images show damage to rail lines and missile canisters at the site.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, “, Zelenskyy, ” Organizations: ABC News, Maxar Technologies Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Russia, Russia's Kursk, United States, U.S, Colorado, Oktyabrsky, Tver

☆ Images show Russia’s new Sarmat missile suffered major test failure, researchers say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Reuters —Russia appears to have suffered a “catastrophic failure” in a test of its Sarmat missile, a key weapon in the modernization of its nuclear arsenal, according to arms experts who have analyzed satellite images of the launch site. It’s a big hole in the ground,” said Pavel Podvig, an analyst based in Geneva, who runs the Russian Nuclear Forces project. A September 21 satellite image shows a closer view of the launch site after the apparent launch failure. Maxar TechnologiesIISS analyst Wright said a test failure did not necessarily mean that the Sarmat program was in jeopardy. “However, this is the fourth successive test failure of Sarmat which at the very least will push back its already delayed introduction into service even further and at most might raise questions about the program’s viability,” he said.

Persons: Maxar, ”, Pavel Podvig, Timothy Wright, James Acton, Vladimir Putin, Satan, Putin, Sergei Shoigu, Wright, Moscow –, Nikolai Sokov Organizations: Reuters, Plesetsk, Russian Nuclear Forces, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Carnegie Endowment, International Peace, Technologies, SS, Design, Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology Locations: Russia, United States, Europe, Geneva, London, Ukraine, Moscow, Plesetsk, Arkhangelsk, Russian, Soviet

☆ Hezbollah may copy tactics used by Russia in Ukraine to overwhelm Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

According to Lebanese health officials, Israeli strikes have killed 558 people and led thousands to flee for safety. "It's not going to be a walk in the park," Assaf Orion, a retired brigadier general from the Israeli military told the Journal. Analysts say that Hezbollah has likely learned valuable lessons from working with the Russian military in Syria. The latest round of conflict between Israel and militias aligned with its arch-foe Iran began on October 7, when Hamas launched terror attacks in Israel and Israeli forces invaded Gaza. Hezbollah launched missile attacks on northern Israel in solidarity with Hamas, while the US pledged support for Israel if attacked and the Kremlin shored up support for its regional allies.

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin's, It's, Mesrob, Russian Wagner Organizations: Service, Military, Wall Street, Business, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Department of Politics, Studies, SOAS, University of London, France, Hezbollah, Israel, CNN, Washington Institute for Near, Hamas, Washington Institute Locations: playbook, Ukraine, Lebanon, Israel, Russia, Ukrainian, Syria, Russian, Iran, Gaza, Hezbollah

☆ Putin was joking about election support for Harris, Kremlin says; Zelenskyy hopes to meet with Trump next week
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

“President Putin has a good sense of humor. The Ukrainian leader said he also hoped to meet Trump, the Republican presidential candidate. Zelenskyy said in August he wanted to present his plan to Biden, Harris, and Trump. While Trump and Zelenskyy talked over the phone in July, they have not met in person since Trump’s 2017-2021 term. At a critical juncture in the war, Zelenskyy is seeking to strengthen Ukraine with more weapons, and military, economic, and diplomatic support from the U.S., Kyiv’s key ally.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Kamala Harris, Sergei Lavrov, Putin, Harris, Donald Trump, ” Lavrov, “, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy, Joe Biden, ” Zelenskyy, Biden, ’ Organizations: Democratic, Sky News Arabia, Republican, Russia, . Security, General Assembly, Trump Locations: Moscow, November’s, Russia, United States, Ukraine, U.S, Washington, Russian, Russia’s Kursk, Zelenskyy

Russian intelligence services are building up their presence in Mexico for spy operations targeting the United States, a return to Cold War tactics by an increasingly aggressive regime, according to U.S. officials and former intelligence officers. The Mexican Embassy and the Russian Embassy did not respond to a request for comment. “Part of this is a function of the fact that so many Russian intelligence officers have been kicked out of Europe. Those are Russian intelligence personnel, and they keep an eye very closely on their opportunities to have influence on U.S. opportunities and access,” VanHerck said. Russian intelligence could conceivably also take advantage of Mexico’s proximity to target Putin’s political enemies inside the U.S., former intelligence officers said.

Persons: Biden, William Burns, ” Burns, ”, Vincenzo Circosta, “, Paul Kolbe, Glen VanHerck, ” VanHerck, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Trotsky, —, ideologues, Leon Trotsky, Joseph Stalin, Vladimir Lenin, Ramon Mercader, John Sipher, ” Sipher, Christopher Boyce, Andrew Daulton Lee, Lee, Boyce, Harold “ Jim ” Nicholson, Hector Cabrera Fuentes, Fuentes, Douglas London, enforcement’s, Natalia Sedova's, Claudio Cruz, ” Kolbe Organizations: U.S, NBC News, Mexican Embassy, Russian Embassy, CIA, “, Kremlin, Getty, . Air Force, U.S . Northern Command, Senate Armed Services Committee, TRW, Soviet Embassy, Bettmann, Museum Locations: Mexico, United States, Russia, Mexico City, Moscow, Washington, Ukraine, Mexican, Russian, Europe, London, Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, Anadolu, Balkans, U.S, “, Cuba, Soviet Union, Spanish, Los Angeles, Soviet, manacles, Seattle, surveilling, Miami, American, AFP, Colombia

☆ Lebanon reels from second day of explosions and Sean 'Diddy' Combs denied bail: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Sean “Diddy” Combs remains jailed after his bond appeal was rejected, in part because of witness intimidation allegations. Israel declares a ‘’new phase’’ of war as Lebanon reels from a second day of deadly device explosions. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs loses second bail requestSean "Diddy" Combs was denied bail for a second time this week in his sex trafficking and racketeering case, leaving the rapper-turned-mogul to remain at a New York jail his legal team called "horrific" until the start of his trial. According to prosecutors, Combs allegedly called or texted Kalenna Harper, one of his protégées, 58 times in four days. More coverage of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ case:Among the next questions Combs’ legal team could raise is whether he can be transferred to another facility.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Israel, Sean ‘ Diddy ’ Combs, Sean, Diddy, Combs, Kalenna Harper, protégée, Harper, Andrew Carter, Carter, He’s, “, pagers, Hassan Nasrallah, pagers —, Mike Johnson, hasn’t, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Trump, Sen, Lindsey Graham, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, ”, Ariana Grande, Michael Keaton, Jean Smart, Harvey Weinstein, Elon Musk’s, Jean Catuffe, Elon Musk, Musk, — David Ingram, Elizabeth Robinson Organizations: U.S, District, Metropolitan Detention, MDC, Israel, Commonwealth Fund, Republicans, Teamsters, Howard University, Electoral, Reserve, NCAA, Elon, Tenet Media, NBC Locations: Lebanon, New York, Brooklyn, Japan, Iran, Gaza, Israel, Here’s, U.S, Canada, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Springfield, Ohio, “, Kentucky, Russian, Russia, Ukraine

☆ Husband of Russia’s richest woman arrested on murder charge after office shootout
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Moscow — Vladislav Bakalchuk, the estranged husband of Russia’s richest woman, was arrested and charged with murder Thursday, his lawyers said, after a deadly shootout at the Moscow office of Russia’s largest online retailer. Two people were killed in a shooting Wednesday just a few blocks away from the Kremlin at the Wildberries office, as a dispute over the company’s future took a violent turn. Tatyana founded Wildberries, Russia’s answer to Amazon, in 2004, growing it from an online clothes reseller into a major marketplace for all kinds of goods. Tatyana Bakalchuk, billionaire and chief executive officer of Wildberries OOO, pictured in her office in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 16, 2021. Tatyana said Vladislav and his colleagues had tried to seize the office and that there was no meeting scheduled.

Persons: Moscow — Vladislav Bakalchuk, Russia’s, Vladislav, Tatyana Bakalchuk, Wildberries, Russ, Tatyana, Elena Chernyshova, Robert Mirzoyan, Ramzan Kadyrov, Vladimir Putin’s, “ Vladislav Organizations: Kremlin, Russ Group, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: Moscow, Russia, RVB, Wildberries, Soviet Union

☆ Why did Israel blow up hundreds of Hezbollah pagers — and what might happen next?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Yuliya-Talmazan-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Yuliya Talmazan | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

A region fearing all-out war may have been taken to the brink by a legion of pagers. Israel has not claimed responsibility for the operation, but Hezbollah laid the blame squarely on its adversary, and two U.S. officials told NBC News that Israel was behind the attack. It follows months of tensions between Hezbollah and Israel since Hamas’ Oct. 7 terror attacks and Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip. Israel announced a new war objective late Monday — the safe return of residents displaced from their homes by months of fighting with Hezbollah across the northern border with Lebanon. Israel could benefit on several different levels from such a massive and shocking operation, Horowitz said.

Persons: Israel, Yoav Gallant, ” Michael Horowitz, Horowitz, ”, —, ” Horowitz, Mohanad Hage Ali, Malcolm H, ” Hage Ali said, What’s, “, Masoud Pezeshkian, ” Hage Ali, Ori Gordin, Washington, Ben Rhodes, Barack Obama, ” Rhodes Organizations: Hezbollah, NBC News, NBC, Israeli, U.S, Le Beck, Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center, Kremlin, Israel Defense Forces ’ Northern Command, BBC Locations: Lebanon, Beirut, Israel, Russia, Jordan, Gaza, Iran, Israeli, U.S, doesn’t

A Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian missile facility early Wednesday threw up towering fireballs visible from space and thundering detonations that triggered earthquake monitors. Officials on both sides said it was the result of a large Ukrainian drone attack on Toropets, a town in the Tver region around 230 miles from the Russian capital. Russian state media has previously reported that the military was building an arsenal for storing missiles and other explosives there. Russia’s air defense systems destroyed some 54 drones launched overnight against five western Russian regions, Russian state news agencies said, citing a report from Moscow’s defense ministry. Kyiv has increasingly been hitting back with drone attacks on what it says are military targets on Russian soil.

Persons: Igor Rudenya, Rudenya, George William Herbert, Volodymyr Zelenksyy Organizations: NASA, Security Service, NBC News, Reuters, Middlebury Institute of International Studies Locations: Ukrainian, Russian, Moscow, Tver, Norwegian, Ukraine, Monterey, California, Russia, Kyiv, United States, Washington, Kremlin

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