• Media: Russian special forces spotted in Norway

    Several news outlets have reported that Russian special forces were seen entering the Svalbard archipelago and mainland Norway.

    According to Aldrimer news outlet, sources in NATO and in Norwegian intelligence have reported that the Russian troops were studying the terrain and important infrastructure. The US has obtained satellite images depicting the Russian special forces troops in Norwegian territory.

    Oslo said that the incident was related to Russia’s military exercise in the Barents Sea, …

  • Prague: Russia continues cyber attacks on Czech Republic

    More than 90% of cyber attacks on the Czech Republic are carried out by foreign countries, reports vinegret.cz news outlet with reference to the report of the Czech National Cyber and Information Security Agency (NÚKIB) for 2018.

    It is noted that in most cases, hackers are associated with Russia and China. According to the NÚKIB, an investigation is carried out into a large-scale attack on one of the "important government structure." At the same time, the report informs that there were no …

  • Russia to strip Deutsche Welle’s accreditation due to ‘extremism’

    The State Duma commission for interference in Russia’s affairs will ask the Foreign Ministry to consider stripping Deutsche Welle (DW) of its accreditation, said the head of the commission, Vasily Piskarev, as cited by the Russian State Duma website.

    The commission believes that DW has broken a number of Russian laws by tweeting “calls to participate in unsanctioned protests”, and claims that the parliamentarians’ opinions are supported by a linguistic analysis. DW itself explained previously …

  • Ukrainian President Zelensky plans another visit to the US

    An aide to the Ukrainian President, Andriy Yermak said that Zelensky will make another official  visit to the United States, reports TSN TV channel.

    According to Yermak, during the meeting in New York, Trump and Zelensky discussed the possibility of the next visit.

    "This conversation [that launched the impeachment procedure on Trump] is in the past. And now the presidents discussed other questions. President Trump made an emphasis on important issues. He said that Secretary of State is …

  • Media: Israel behind new paramilitary force in Syria

    Arab media outlets reported that a new paramilitary force  is being created in southern Syria called the Southern Army. The new paramilitary force is supported and funded by the countries of the Middle East, and its goal is "to counter Iranian influence in the region."

    The media "give contradictory reports about the nature, strength, and weapons of the new army," reports Lebanese newspaper Al Modon.

    "The task of the militia is to expel the Iranians from Syria by conducting military operations …