Study predicts Russian attack on NATO countries within 10 years
According to experts, a stalemate in the war in Ukraine could enable Moscow to recover its military strength to the point where Russia would be able to overcome the military…
For the first time, defense outstrips social spending in Russia
Russian parliament votes on 2024 budget, favoring military and security spending. Cuts in the areas of health, education and the people’s economy raise alarm bells about a return to the…
Kremlin efforts to secretly spread disinformation in Latin America
US State DepartmentOffice of the SpokespersonNovember 7, 2023 The Russian government is currently financing an ongoing and well-funded disinformation campaign throughout Latin America. The Kremlin’s campaign plans to take advantage…
Prisoners recruited as soldiers by Russia in the war against Ukraine
(BBC) The Russian Defense Ministry has been recruiting detainees to fight in Ukraine, apparently replacing the Wagner mercenary group, which was the first to adopt the practice last year. These…
Exporting Pro-Kremlin Disinformation: The Case of the New Resistance in Brazil
State DepartmentGlobal Engagement CenterOctober 19, 2023 The Kremlin uses both overt and covert networks to manipulate information and spread anti-democratic and authoritarian ideologies around the world. One example is the…
Putin: Ukrainian counter-offensive “totally failed”
For the Russian leader, the current conflict in the Middle East provides a convenient smokescreen for his army’s actions in Ukraine. Advances around Avdiivka, in the east, could mean the…
How Russian defectors escape the war in Ukraine
Many Russian defectors don’t even have passports and are on the international wanted list. Without documents, they try to make a life abroad. DW spoke to three of them. (DW)…
Putin appoints Wagner chief to lead troops in Ukraine
Andrei Troshev é um militar aposentado que teve papel de liderança no grupo Wagner desde sua criação, em 2014
Kim Jong-un receives Russian defense minister and visits war arsenal
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is in Vladivostok, a port city in southeastern Russia, where he was received on Saturday (16) by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who presented him with…
Kim-Putin arms deals: mystery is the main weapon
Autocratic pariahs North Korea and Russia meet for possible military cooperation. Cold War weapons on one side, food and fuel on the other. The important thing is to instill insecurity…
Kim Jong-un says strengthening relations with Russia is Pyongyang’s “top priority”
The leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, said on Wednesday (13) that it was his “top priority” to strengthen relations with Russia during a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, a…
Can the Wagner Group be classified as terrorists?
The UK wants to include a Russian paramilitary company on the list of terrorist organizations. Other countries are hesitant to adopt the same measure. (DW) Torture, murder, looting – the…
What is the fate of the Wagner Group fighters in Belarus?
After the alleged death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the future of the Russian mercenary soldiers exiled after mutiny against Moscow is uncertain. Experts present different scenarios. (DW) Under what circumstances did…
Accident or revenge? Press announces the death of the head of the Wagner group
The main newspapers on Thursday (24) carried headlines about the alleged death of the head of the Wagner paramilitary group, Yevgueni Prigozhin. Russian news agencies indicate that he is listed…