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The FT view: Vladimir Putin's delusional view of conquest in Ukraine was supposed to return Russia to imperial great power status. Instead, Moscow's global reach is on the wane. ft.trib.al/ZzJCJYC
Russian drone hits nuclear fuel site near Chernobyl ft.trib.al/HRsJWia
Switzerland weighs Franco-Italian alternative to US air defences ft.trib.al/hue8hf3
“For the modern world, unfettered internet access is just as important as a good car or new clothes. Only the Kremlin’s grandpas, who don’t use the internet themselves, seem not to understand this,” writes Andrei Zakharov, a Russian journalist.
Radiation levels remain ‘within normal limits’, says Ukraine’s state nuclear company
SAMP-T emerges as strong option for Bern as Raytheon’s Patriot system deliveries delayed for at least 5 years
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The Russians already had major concerns about Putin’s personal safety, especially the risk from Ukraine’s intel services, who have penetrated traffic cameras in Russia. They have also used cell phone location data to aid in assassinations of senior Russian military officials in the heart of Moscow.
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In destroying what remained of a relatively free internet, Vladimir Putin has broken a longstanding social contract.
Russia paused surveillance system after killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader exposed how AI can be used on CCTV data to target enemies
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This week on World Review: A phony war in the Gulf, Ukraine takes charge, and America abandons public health. Thanks to the panel -- @bobbyghosh.bsky.social, Yasmeen Abutaleb, Chris Miller -- and to Carla Robbins for expertly guest hosting. newsletter.ivodaalder.com/p/world-revi...
On Sunday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed our FT reporting, telling Sky News during his visit to London, where he was meeting Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and the leaders of France and Germany, that Abramovich had met him in Kyiv. www.ft.com/content/d097...
EXCLUSIVE: Russia’s security services shut parts of a special surveillance system protecting President Vladimir Putin and his closest aides over fears that AI data could be used to trace their movements in the wake of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s assassination in Tehran.
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Former Chelsea FC owner invited to Kyiv last month in failed attempt to broker direct negotiations
