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☆ German government relieves cyber security chief of duty - Spiegel
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

BERLIN, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Germany's Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has relieved the country's cybersecurity chief of duty after several media reported possible contacts with people involved with Russian security services, Spiegel said on Tuesday. Arne Schoenbohm, president of the BSI federal information security agency, could have had such contacts through the Cyber Security Council of Germany, various media outlets reported last week. The interior ministry did not immediately reply to a Reuters request for comment. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Kirsti Knolle, Alexander Ratz; editing by Matthias WilliamsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Analysis: What is Russia's policy on tactical nuclear weapons?
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Guy Faulconbridge | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

WHAT ARE TACTICAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS? Academics and arms control negotiators have spent years arguing about how to define tactical nuclear weapons (TNW). The clue is in the name: they are nuclear weapons used for specific tactical gains on the battlefield, rather than, say, destroying the biggest cities of the United States or Russia. The atomic bomb dropped by the United States on the Japanese city of Hiroshima in 1945 was about 15 kilotons. The president is the ultimate decision maker when it comes to using Russian nuclear weapons, both strategic and non-strategic, according to Russia's nuclear doctrine.

☆ Russian security forces say a key bridge to Crimea was sabotaged by a truck bomb hidden inside rolls of plastic wrap that repeatedly went unnoticed
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia says a key bridge to Crimea was attacked by a truck bomb hidden in rolls of plastic. Russia's Federal Security Service said Ukrainian military intelligence organized the bombing. Ukraine has not directly claimed responsibility for the weekend bombing of the Kerch Strait Bridge. Russia's Federal Security Service claimed that the bombing — which Russian President Vladimir Putin has deemed a "terrorist attack" — was organized by the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine's Ministry of Defense and its head, Kyrylo Budanov. Russia's Federal Security Service said that the explosive device that destroyed part of the bridge was "camouflaged" in rolls of construction polyethylene film on 22 pallets weighing in total more than 25 tons.

☆ Canada announces new military package for Ukraine after Russian missile attacks
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Kanishka Singh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand announced the package, which builds on about C$600 million in military equipment that Canada has donated or committed since Russia began its invasion on Feb. 24. More than 50 Western countries met on Wednesday to promise more weapons for Ukraine, especially air defences after Russia launched its most intense missile strikes since the war began. Canada said on Tuesday it will send 40 more combat engineers to help support Polish efforts to train Ukrainian forces. Russian President Vladimir Putin calls Moscow's actions a "special military operation" to ensure Russian security and protect Russian-speakers in Ukraine. Ukraine and its allies accuse Moscow of waging war to grab territory or even occupy a pro-Western neighbor.

☆ Britain to donate air defence missiles to Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Britain said it would donate air defence missiles capable of shooting down cruise missiles to Ukraine in the wake of Russian strikes on Kyiv and other cities in recent days. Hundreds of additional air defence missiles of other types would also be donated, along with more aerial drones and a further 18 howitzer artillery guns, it said. "So today I have authorised the supply of AMRAAM anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine." The latest Russian air attacks killed at least 26 people since Monday in Russian missile attacks across Ukraine, wounded more than 100 and knocked out power supplies, adding new urgency to Kyiv's long-standing calls for air defences to protect its cities. Germany said on Wednesday the first of four IRIS-T air defence systems had reached Ukraine.

"This is terrorism and I do not understand why a terrorist country is not recognized as such," the 52-year-old history teacher said of the Russian missile strikes that slammed into the Ukrainian capital during Monday's morning rush hour. Russia charged Ukraine with responsibility, while a Ukrainian presidential aide blamed the incident on infighting between Russian security bodies. Two missiles landed in quick succession on the edges of Shevchenko Park in central Kyiv, one striking a busy intersection next to a major university. People began trickling back into Shevchenko Park around lunchtime, curiously examining the huge crater. Denys Mykhailovskyi, 38, was studiously clearing glass from the floor of his basement bar, near the Shevchenko Park playground where a missile landed.

☆ Russian ex-president Medvedev on Kyiv wanted list
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

KYIV, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has been on a list of wanted persons compiled by Ukrainian security officials for more than half a year, Ukraine's SBU security service said on Monday. The statement said Medvedev, now deputy chairman of Russia's Security, was wanted under a section of the criminal code dealing with attempts to undermine Ukraine's territorial integrity and the inviolability of its borders. Most of the Russian Security Council's members are on the list. It was not immediately clear why the Ukrainian authorities have not released the information sooner or why they made it public now. "The Security Service of Ukraine confirms that Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head of Russia's Security Council and former president of the aggressor state, is declared a wanted person," the SBU said in a statement.

☆ Germany's cybersecurity chief faces dismissal, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BERLIN, Oct 10 (Reuters) - German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser wants to dismiss the country's cybersecurity chief due to possible contacts with people involved with Russian security services, German media reported late on Sunday, citing government sources. Schoenbohm was a founder of the association, which counts as a member a German company that is a subsidiary of a Russian cybersecurity firm founded by a former KGB employee, they wrote. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterSchoenbohm did not immediately reply to a message sent to him via social media. "These accusations must be decisively investigated," said Konstantin von Notz, the head of the parliamentary oversight committee for Germany’s intelligence agencies. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Birgit Mitwollen; Writing by Sarah Marsh; Editing by Cynthia OstermanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ UN says Russia abuses prisoners in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File PhotoSummary U.N. report says human rights situation in Ukraine is direIt says rights violations include extrajudicial killingsRussia and Ukraine have denied alleged rights abusesKYIV, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Russian forces and their armed affiliates have subjected Ukrainian prisoners to extrajudicial executions, sexual violence and other abuses, the U.N. human rights office said in a report on Tuesday. Russia and Ukraine did not immediately comment on the report, compiled between Feb. 1 and July 31 and based on work by the U.N. Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU). Both countries have denied allegations of human rights abuses. The armed conflict has led to a wide range of human rights violations affecting both civilians and combatants," the report said. It said rights violations against Ukrainian servicemen included extrajudicial executions, sexual violence, denial of a fair trial and a lack of food, water and medical assistance.

☆ Russia's Medvedev: new regions can be defended with strategic nuclear weapons
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sputnik/Konstantin Zavrazhin/Pool via REUTERSLONDON, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday that any weapons in Moscow's arsenal, including strategic nuclear weapons, could be used to defend territories incorporated in Russia from Ukraine. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterMedvedev said the protection of all the territories would be significantly strengthened by the Russian armed forces, adding:"Russia has announced that not only mobilisation capabilities, but also any Russian weapons, including strategic nuclear weapons and weapons based on new principles, could be used for such protection." If formally admitted to the Russian Federation, the occupied territories, where Ukrainian counteroffensives have gathered pace in recent weeks, will under Moscow's nuclear doctrine be entitled to protection from Russian nuclear weapons. Moscow does not fully control any of the four regions it is expected to try to annex, with only around 60% of Donetsk and 66% of Zaporizhzhia regions held by the Russian army. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterWriting by Caleb Davis; Editing by Kevin LiffeyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Starting in 2012, the year Mr. Putin retook the presidency, Roskomnadzor built a blacklist of websites that the companies were required to block. In 2021, authorities throttled access to the social media service to a crawl. It gathered information about government critics and identified shifting political opinions on social media. watch opponents and identify new threats to Mr. Putin, Mr. Voronin said. In the records, censors flagged ProUfu.ru for the critical Ukraine editorial written about Mr. Putin in February.

☆ As Russia raises nuclear specter in Ukraine, China looks the other way
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

It was “the most prudent, or most low-key statement in years” issued by Xi on their strategic relationship, Shi said. Under Xi, China has forged ever closer ties with Russia. Six days later, in a desperate escalation of the devastating war, Putin announced a “partial mobilization” of Russian citizens in a televised speech, and even raised the specter of using nuclear weapons. Both leaders share a deep suspicion and hostility toward the United States, which they believe is bent on holding China and Russia down. The main factor driving the strategic alignment between Russia and China is the perception of threats from the United States, said Hart with CSIS.

☆ Putin ally deepens Russia's 'strategic partnership' with China
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Since the invasion of Ukraine, Putin has tilted more strongly towards China as the war and severe Western sanctions torpedoed Russia's relationship with the United States and its European allies. "The development of a strategic partnership with China is an unconditional priority of Russian foreign policy," the security council said in a statement. The deepening partnership between the rising superpower of China and the natural resources titan of Russia has raised alarm in some Western capitals. China has refrained from condemning Russia's military operation against Ukraine or calling it an "invasion". Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Caleb Davis; Writing by Felix Light and Jake Cordell; editing by Guy FaulconbridgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Cei doi ani de cursuri costă 2000 de lire – „un preț mic pentru Londra”, spune Alexandrina. Dumitru consideră că mutatul în Londra a fost „Prima decizie pe care mi-am asumat-o, prima decizie total conștientă, matură.”Iar pentru Alexandrina mutarea a fost ușoară, în ultimii doi ani tot călătorise dintr-o țară în alta. În Londra a simțit că poate să se ancoreze prin pasiunea ei pentru teatru, care devenise noua ei realitate. Dima S. spune că mai ales datorită studiilor europene nu se mai identifică ca cetățean al unui stat anume. România pentru el e Clujul din studenție și Bucureștiul, e muntele și mare.

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Cei doi ani de cursuri costă 2000 de lire – „un preț mic pentru Londra”, spune Alexandrina. Dumitru consideră că mutatul în Londra a fost „Prima decizie pe care mi-am asumat-o, prima decizie total conștientă, matură.”Iar pentru Alexandrina mutarea a fost ușoară, în ultimii doi ani tot călătorise dintr-o țară în alta. În Londra a simțit că poate să se ancoreze prin pasiunea ei pentru teatru, care devenise noua ei realitate. La unul dintre interviuri a avut mai degrabă o discuție despre Liverpool – și el, și managerul intervievator erau fani. Dima S. spune că mai ales datorită studiilor europene nu se mai identifică ca cetățean al unui stat anume.

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