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EU, UK impose first-ever joint sanctions against Russian cyber-war complex
The new sanctions are part of the EU's largest-ever package of measures, and the first time Romania has proposed specific restrictions against Russia.
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Times of India
· Jul 13, 2026
Russia's cyberwar on Europe: UK, EU strike back with joint sanctions, summon Kremlin's envoys
Russia's cyberwar on Europe: UK, EU strike back with joint sanctions, summon Kremlin's envoys
Kyiv Post
· Jul 13, 2026
URGENT: EU, UK Hit Russia With Joint Sanctions Over Cyber Attacks
The EU and UK imposed coordinated sanctions on 33 Russian-linked individuals and entities accused of conducting cyber attacks across Europe. The measures target actors allegedly connected to Russia’s FSB intelligence service.
NK News
· Jun 29, 2026
US, ROK and Japan call for crackdown on cybercrime funding North Korea nukes
The U.S., South Korea and Japan urged stronger law enforcement cooperation and sanctions enforcement to tackle North Korea’s rampant cybercriminal activities in a meeting in Washington, D.C., highlighting the need to crack down on illicit revenue mechanisms supporting Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions. At the fifth meeting of the Trilateral Diplomatic Working Group on DPRK Cyber Threats []
Anadolu Agency
· Jul 13, 2026
Germany summons Russian ambassador over cyberattacks targeting EU countries
Berlin says Russia's Federal Security Service directed cyber operations targeting Germany, other EU countries and Ukraine
Coffman Chronicle
· Jul 6, 2026
UK Sanctions Russian Labs Over Chemical Weapons Linked to Navalny and Sturgess
The United Kingdom sanctioned seven Russian individuals and two scientific research institutes Monday, saying they were tied to Russia’s illegal chemical weapons program and the development of toxins linked to the poisonings of Alexei Navalny and Dawn Sturgess.
Business Today
· Jul 1, 2026
Major relief: US lifts sanctions on four Indian firms accused of aiding Russia
The four firms had been sanctioned by Washington over their alleged involvement in exports to Russian entities
ABC News
· Jul 6, 2026
UK sanctions Russian labs and people over chemical weapons used on Navalny and Skripal
Britain has imposed sanctions on nine Russian people and entities for developing chemical weapons
Investing.com
· Jun 21, 2026
U.S. sanctions struggle to curb Iran, Russia, North Korea evasion tactics - WSJ
U.S. sanctions struggle to curb Iran, Russia, North Korea evasion tactics - WSJ
South China Morning Post
· Jul 6, 2026
Russia strikes Kyiv with deadly barrage on eve of Nato summit
Russia struck Ukraine’s Kyiv region with ballistic missiles on Monday, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens, authorities said, on the eve of a Nato summit in Turkey. The assault was the second on the capital and its surroundings in less than a week and came as both sides increased long-range attacks, underlining the growing reach of the war more than four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion. US President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky are expected to...
Ukrainska Pravda
· Jul 1, 2026
Zelenskyy: Ukrainian weapons strike Ufa oil refinery again and hit Russian military industry site in Penza Oblast – video
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukrainian weapons have struck an oil refinery in Russia's Ufa for the second time, referring to the strikes as long-range sanctions. The refinery lies 1,300 km from the front line. He also said a Russian military-industrial complex facility in Penza Oblast has been hit.
Agentura
· Oct 3, 2025
Russia Cleanses Its Spy Agencies
Putin’s intelligence services are being cleansed of non-Russians, a policy completely at odds with the agencies’ multiethnic histories. It is a risky move that may one day bring serious consequences to the regime.
UPI
· Jul 6, 2026
Britain sanctions 7 Russians, institutes over Alexei Navalny assassination
Britain sanctions 7 Russians, institutes over Alexei Navalny assassination
The Japan Times
· Jun 23, 2026
EU looks to digital euro to cut reliance on U.S. payment technology
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The Daily Beast
· Jun 26, 2026
Putin, 73, Humiliated in Colossal Attack on Moscow
Ramil Sitdikov/Pool/ReutersVladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which he expected to end in a swift victory, has suffered one of its biggest setbacks in four years after Kyiv launched its largest drone attack yet across a dozen Russian regions.On Friday, Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed its air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 660 Ukrainian drones overnight. The attacks prompted authorities in Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula controlled by Russia, to declare a state of emergency.The barrage is the latest in a series of long-range Ukrainian strikes this month that have pushed the war deeper into Russian territory, raising the stakes for Moscow and bringing the conflict home to civilians far from the front lines.Read more at The Daily Beast.
Al-Monitor
· Jul 6, 2026
Second Russian attack on Kyiv in less than a week kills 11, wrecks apartments
By Valentyn Ogirenko and Vladyslav SmilianetsKYIV, July 6 (Reuters) - Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv early on Monday, killing at least 11 people and heavily damaging apartment blocks, officials said, in an attack just a few days after the deadliest assault on the Ukrainian capital this year.The bombardment also comes ahead of a NATO summit in Turkey this week, where U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to make a renewed push to end the war, which began with Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.
PravdaReport
· Jun 22, 2026
Russian Space Facility Targeted in Mass UAV Raid While Missile Attack Hits Voronezh
Ukrainian drones reportedly struck the Dubna Space Communications Center in the Moscow region during a large-scale overnight attack, while separate strikes targeted industrial facilities in the city of Voronezh, according to Russian officials and media reports. Russia's state-owned Satellite Communications Company said the attack on the Dubna facility involved multiple drones. The organization stated that television broadcasting and communications services continued to operate normally despite the strike. Television broadcasting and communications have not been disrupted. Measures are being taken to eliminate the consequences of the attack. Personnel at the space communications center were not injured, the company said in a statement.
BERNAMA
· Jul 4, 2026
World : UK, Italy, Japan Seal US$6.1 Billion Deal For Next-Generation Fighter Jet
BERLIN, July 4 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- The United Kingdom (UK), Italy and Japan have signed a £4.6 billion (US6.1 billion) contract to advance the development of a next-generation stealth fighter jet, Anadolu Ajansi reported.
Defence Blog
· Jun 22, 2026
Russia says Ukraine used new AGM-188 missiles in Voronezh strike
A Russian military-affiliated Telegram channel claims Ukraine used U.S.-supplied AGM-188 Rusty Dagger cruise missiles to strike the Sborka semiconductor plant in Voronezh, a claim that, if confirmed, would represent the first documented combat use of a weapon system the United States designed from scratch specifically to give Ukraine a mass-producible long-range strike capability at a []
Intel Slava
· Jul 8, 2026
[Video] 🌐🇷🇺⚡️ — NATO Secretary General in an address to Putin and Russia:"Don't pl [...]
— NATO Secretary General in an address to Putin and Russia:Don't play with us. We will never attack anyone. We will only defend our way of life, our democracy, our territory.@Intelslava
Baltic News Network
· Jul 13, 2026
Revealed: Who is preparing Russia’s case against the Baltic states at the International Court of Justice
Plans by Moscow to bring a case against the Baltic states before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over alleged violations of the rights of ethnic Russians are being prepared by individuals linked to Russian intelligence services, according to a joint international investigative report. An investigation published on Monday by Lithuania’s public broadcaster LRT, in [] The post Revealed: Who is preparing Russia’s case against the Baltic states at the International Court of Justice appeared first on Baltic News Network.
DW News
· Jul 7, 2026
Ukraine hits largest Russian oil refinery as fuel crisis continues | DW News
Ukrainian drones have struck Russia's biggest oil refinery in Omsk, in southwestern Siberia. It was one of the furthest Ukrainian strikes since the beginning of the war, and it comes amid a worsening fuel crisis in Russia. #ukraine #russia #ukrainewar #energy #dwnews For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1
Daily Mirror
· Jun 22, 2026
Zelensky threatens to 'bring the war home to Russia' as Ukraine strikes both sides of Kerch Strait
Kyiv's two-pronged attacks deep inside Russia are biting hard on Putin's war economy, effecting civilians as attacks on Kerch Strait threaten to cut-off the Kremlin's military within Ukraine
Yemen News Agency - SABA
· Jul 7, 2026
Kremlin: Europe’s militarization concerns Russia
Kremlin: Europe’s militarization concerns Russia
Sada Elbalad
· Jun 29, 2026
Putin Emphasizes Need to Minimize Impact of Ukrainian Attacks on Civilian Infrastructure
Russian President Vladimir Putin has stressed the necessity of minimizing the consequences of Ukrainian attacks on civilian targets.
TASS
· Jun 23, 2026
Security of BRICS countries under threat — Shoigu
The Russian Security Council secretary said the situation surrounding such a notorious mechanism as the International Criminal Court, whose activities pose a direct threat to the national sovereignty of non-Western countries, deserves special attention
The Eastern Herald
· Jul 5, 2026
Putin and Trump Discuss Ukraine Ahead of NATO Summit in Turkey, Kremlin Says
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump discussed a Ukrainian settlement on Saturday, the Kremlin said, in a phone call framed specifically around Trump's upcoming attendance at the NATO summit in Ankara on July 7–8. Neither side disclosed what was agreed, and Ukraine was not party to the conversation.
AzerNews
· Jul 11, 2026
Turkiye seeks end to CAATSA sanctions, expects progress on F-35 program, FM Hakan Fidan Says
Turkiye believes sanctions and restrictions have largely fallen off the agenda in its relations with the United States and European countries, although several key issues—including CAATSA sanctions and Ankara's participation in the F-35 fighter jet program—remain unresolved, AzerNEWS reports, citing Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, as he said in an interview with TRT Haber.
BRICS News
· Jul 6, 2026
JUST IN: 🇷🇺🇺🇦 Russia strikes Kyiv, Ukraine with ballistic missiles.
JUST IN: Russia strikes Kyiv, Ukraine with ballistic missiles.@BRICSNews
Al Jazeera English
· Jul 6, 2026
Mass Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kyiv kills at least 7 ahead of NATO summit | #AJ shorts
Russian missiles and drones struck the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Monday, killing at least seven people and wounding dozens ahead of the NATO summit in Turkiye. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile
Proto Thema - English
· Jul 7, 2026
Turkey and UK sign a defense agreement, modeled after the Greek-French one
According to Middle East Eye, like the Greek-French agreement, it includes a mutual defense assistance clause The post Turkey and UK sign a defense agreement, modeled after the Greek-French one appeared first on ProtoThema English.
NaturalNews.com
· Jun 22, 2026
Kremlin Warns NATO of a “Devastating Response” After the Largest Ukrainian Drone Attack on Moscow
(NaturalNews) Moscowâs Foreign Ministry warned on June 18 that any North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) attack on Russia would trigger a decisive and devast...
Daily Finland
· Jun 29, 2026
Ukraine strikes 2 oil refineries in Russia: Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that Ukrainian forces had carried out overnight strikes on two oil refineries in Russia, reported Xinhua. In a post on X, Zelensky said one of the targets was the Slavyansk oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar region, about 300 km from the frontline. Local media reported that the refinery has an annual processing capacity of some 4 million tons of oil. He said another refinery in Russia's Yaroslavl region, about 700 km from the Ukrainian-Russian border, was also targeted, but did not give further details. Zelensky said the strikes were aimed at weakening Russia's ability to sustain its war effort. Each of our long-range sanctions means fewer resources serving Russia's war machine, and another step toward peace, he wrote.
Meduza.io
· Jun 29, 2026
Ukrainian drones have struck nearly every major Russian refinery. Which facilities have yet to be hit?
Ukrainian forces have been systematically targeting Russian oil refineries. By the end of May 2026, the Reuters news agency reported, not a single major refinery in the European part of Russia had escaped a Ukrainian drone attack. Many have been hit multiple times. The strikes have forced plants to cut or halt production, setting off a large-scale fuel crisis across the country.
Sputnik
· Jul 6, 2026
UK Intelligence Behind Ukrainian Attack on Sevastopol Museum – Russian SVR
Britain's intelligence services planned the June strike on Sevastopol's Museum of Heroic Defense as a deliberate provocation, Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said.
The Hill
· Jul 9, 2026
Ukraine targets Russian oil facilities after Zelensky meets with Trump
Ukraine targeted Russian oil facilities on Thursday after President Volodymyr Zelensky met with President Trump on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Turkey. Ukrainian forces struck two oil depots, one in Stavropol and the other in Tver, that are approximately 500 kilometers from the front line, according to Zelensky. “Units of Ukraine's Defense Forces also struck...
teleSUR English
· Jul 2, 2026
Russia Conducts Retaliatory Strikes on Ukrainian Military Targets
The strikes were carried out with long-range precision-guided weapons launched from air, land and sea. On Thursday, the Russian Defense Ministry said confirmed that its forces carried out a massive retaliatory strike on military-industrial enterprises and fuel and energy infrastructure in Kiev and the surrounding region. RELATED: Russia Rules Out Near-Term Improvement in NATO Relations []
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