Russia accuses Apple of close cooperation with US spy agencies

Russia accuses Apple of close cooperation with US spy agencies

Russian security services have accused Apple of cooperating with US espionage agencies in a plot to hack iPhones using ‘invisible iMessages’ carrying spyware.   Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) claimed on Thursday it had uncovered an American espionage operation that compromised thousands of iPhones using sophisticated surveillance software. ‘The FSB has uncovered an intelligence action of…

White House rejects ex-aide’s claim her life was at risk as she tries to defect to Russia

White House rejects ex-aide’s claim her life was at risk as she tries to defect to Russia

The White House on Wednesday rejected the claims of ex-Biden aide Tara Reade who said she was in danger of being killed after accusing him of assault – and who appears to be seeking to defect to Russia. White House national security spokesman John Kirby fielded questions about Reade from the White House on Wednesday,…

Russian TV calls for ‘Salisbury spire to fall on James Cleverly’s head’ after his Ukraine support

Russian TV calls for ‘Salisbury spire to fall on James Cleverly’s head’ after his Ukraine support

A Kremlin state television presenter has called for Salisbury Cathedral’s spire to ‘fall on James Cleverly’s head’ after the Foreign Secretary voiced his support for Ukrainian attacks within Russia. Olga Skabeyeva said she wanted to impale Cleverly with the spire, referencing the alibi used by two Russian assassins in the 2018 Novichok poisonings. The Moscow…

Russian TV calls for ‘Salisbury spire to fall on James Cleverly’s head’ after his Ukraine support

Russian TV calls for ‘Salisbury spire to fall on James Cleverly’s head’ after his Ukraine support

A Kremlin state television presenter has called for Salisbury Cathedral’s spire to ‘fall on James Cleverly’s head’ after the foreign secretary voiced his support for Ukrainian attacks within Russia. Olga Skabeyeva said she wanted to impale Cleverly with the spire, referencing the excuse used by two Russian assassins in the 2018 Novichok poisonings. The two…

War comes to Putin’s doorstep: Wealthy Moscow region is hit by kamikaze drones

War comes to Putin’s doorstep: Wealthy Moscow region is hit by kamikaze drones

Moscow was under siege early today from suspected Ukrainian kamikaze drones attacks just hours after Vladimir Putin unleashed a volley of suicide UAVs at the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. The suspected Ukrainian drones hit the wealthy Moscow region, which encircles the Russian capital, including the elite district of Rublyovka and damaged a series of buildings. …

Russia under attack: Ukraine forces subject Belgorod region to its heaviest shelling yet

Russia under attack: Ukraine forces subject Belgorod region to its heaviest shelling yet

Ukrainian forces today shelled several frontier settlements in the Russian border region of Belgorod just days after anti-Putin rebel groups briefly captured territory there, the local governor said. Vyacheslav Gladkov said two industrial facilities in the border town of Shebekino had been shelled and four employees had been wounded while several settlements were left without…

Britain and US are ‘playing with fire’ by supplying Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets

Britain and US are ‘playing with fire’ by supplying Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets

Britain and US are ‘playing with fire’ by supplying Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets: Russian foreign minister accuses the West of ‘an unacceptable escalation’ over its military support for Kyiv  Sergei Lavrov accused the West of ‘an unacceptable escalation’ of the war By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 17:06 EDT, 28 May 2023 | Updated: 02:19…

Russia will launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike if West provides Ukraine with nukes, Moscow warns

Russia will launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike if West provides Ukraine with nukes, Moscow warns

Russia will launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike if the West provides Ukraine with nukes, Moscow warns: Dmitry Medvedev says West underestimate Putin’s willingness to bring about Armageddon Former President Medvedev warned that the Ukraine war could last for ‘decades’ By Will Stewart Published: 04:01 EDT, 26 May 2023 | Updated: 04:25 EDT, 26 May 2023…

Belgorod region hit by drone strikes after attack carried out by pro-Ukraine Russian Volunteer Corps

Belgorod region hit by drone strikes after attack carried out by pro-Ukraine Russian Volunteer Corps

Russian authorities have ordered residents of nine villages in the Belgorod region bordering Ukraine to evacuate their homes after anti-Putin rebel groups began capturing territory on Russian soil.  The Kremlin’s order comes hours after a pair of explosions rang out in the city of Belgorod overnight amid drone attacks on the FSB security service building…

Putin issues arrest warrant for British ICC prosecutor in tit-for-tat move

Putin issues arrest warrant for British ICC prosecutor in tit-for-tat move

Russia has issued an arrest warrant for the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor in a tit-for-tat move after the court called for President Vladimir Putin’s arrest on war crimes charges in March.  British prosecutor Karim Khan, 53, was added to the Interior Ministry’s wanted list, Russian media reported on Friday, citing the ministry’s database. Moscow…

G7 leaders to up economic pressure on Russia with new rounds of sanctions

G7 leaders to up economic pressure on Russia with new rounds of sanctions

US and G7 to launch ANOTHER round of sanctions on Russia’s military and energy sector to cripple Putin’s war machine – as Zelensky considers jetting to Japan to meet world leaders in person ‘We’re upping the economic pressure on Russia,’ a senior U.S. official said Sanctions will target Russia’s mighty energy sector and other exports…

Head of Ukraine’s military intelligence service ADMITS several Kremlin propagandists assassinated

Head of Ukraine’s military intelligence service ADMITS several Kremlin propagandists assassinated

The head of Ukraine’s military intelligence service, Major-General Kyrylo Budanov, has admitted that several Kremlin propagandists have been assassinated since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Budanov also said that Ukraine wanted to establish a demilitarised border zone up to 60 miles inside Russia to reduce the chances of future attacks, The Times reports….

Ex-MI6 boss says only a revolution will end the threat from Putin’s Russia

Ex-MI6 boss says only a revolution will end the threat from Putin’s Russia

Ex-MI6 boss says only a revolution will end the threat from Putin’s Russia – as he warns Britain has ‘lost its way’ since the end of the Cold War Sir Richard Dearlove said Britain was now lacking ‘cohesion and motivation’  Sir Richard, who joined MI6 in 1966, noted the ‘sheer brutality of Putin’s regime’ By James…

Trump uses stock video from a Ukrainian agency in his new ‘Mourning in America’ campaign ad

Trump uses stock video from a Ukrainian agency in his new ‘Mourning in America’ campaign ad

Donald Trump’s campaign has used dramatic stock footage of a Ukrainian man sheltering from shelling to depict Americans living in their parents’ basements. In an attack ad released on Wednesday, Trump criticized Biden for his management of inflation and to make the point used stock footage from Ukraine. A clip in the ad shows a…

Kyiv’s forces retake key territory near Bakhmut as Wagner chief says Putin’s conscripts ‘fleeing’

Kyiv’s forces retake key territory near Bakhmut as Wagner chief says Putin’s conscripts ‘fleeing’

The panicking chief of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin has admitted that Ukrainian forces have counter-attacked Russian positions around Bakhmut, noting that the assault is going ‘full steam ahead’. ‘The situation on the flanks is shaping up according to the worst predicted scenario,’ Prigozhin said, signalling fresh misery for Putin’s troops. ‘Those territories, which…

Ukraine retakes territory near Bakhmut as panicking Wagner chief says counter-offensive is working

Ukraine retakes territory near Bakhmut as panicking Wagner chief says counter-offensive is working

The panicking chief of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin has admitted that Ukrainian forces have counter-attacked Russian positions around Bakhmut, noting that the attack is going ‘full steam ahead’. In his nightly address to the Ukrainian people, President Volodymyr Zelensky praised his troops and noted the low morale of the Russian forces. He said:…

Putin arrives in Red Square as Russia’s annual Victory Parade gets underway

Putin arrives in Red Square as Russia’s annual Victory Parade gets underway

Vladimir Putin has addressed his country’s Victory Day parade on Moscow’s Red Square, claiming that Russia wants peace while accusing the ‘western elite’ of waging a ‘real war’ against his forces in Ukraine. Cheers rang out across Red Square, with a gun salute and the Russian national anthem, though with a much slimmed down show of…

Paranoid Putin ‘to send body double to host major Russian military display’

Paranoid Putin ‘to send body double to host major Russian military display’

Paranoid Putin ‘to send body double to host major Russian military display’ in Red Square, says Ukraine because despot leader ‘fears for his life’ By Will Stewart Published: 16:13 EDT, 8 May 2023 | Updated: 16:17 EDT, 8 May 2023 Ukraine claims Vladimir Putin will send a body double to host a huge military parade…

Ukraine fears its counter-offensive may NOT live up to hype and will add pressure to negotiate

Ukraine fears its counter-offensive may NOT live up to hype and will add pressure to negotiate

Senior Ukrainian officials have raised concerns the long-anticipated offensive to reclaim occupied territories in the south and east of the country could fall flat. After a failed Russian winter offensive led to stalemate and a war of attrition, all eyes are on Ukraine to turn the tide and hit hard into depleted Russian lines. But Ukraine’s…