Jetzt im Buchhandel: Mord im Tiergarten. Vom Pankisi-Tal auf der georgischen Seite des Kaukasus bis in das Zentrum Berlins. Persönliche Schicksale und geopolitische Dimensionen hinter einer russischen Machtpolitik, die keinen Respekt vor der Souveränität anderer Staaten kennt.

Finland charged the Russian captain and an Azerbaijani boatswain of the vessel Fitburg with damaging underwater cables in the Gulf of Finland and serious sabotage that could carry up to 10 years in prison, Yle reported. The ship was detained after the December incident between Helsinki and Tallinn with its anchor chain down while carrying sanctioned Russian steel to Israel.

A) This a properly brilliant piece of investigative journalism by BBC & @hopenothate. Huge kudos to all involved. B) The Kremlin operative who BBC names as directing arson attacks against Keir Starmer was taught his tradecraft by…drumroll…Sergei Nalobin !!! Pictured here with Boris Johnson. Also: the star of our podcast series, Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring! Wtaf

Hikmet Hajiyev, Berater von Aserbaidschans Präsident Alijew, hat in Armenien Gespräche mit Sicherheitsratschef Armen Grigoryan geführt. Vermutlich der höchstrangige aserbaidschanische Besuch in Armenien seit Jahrzehnten.

The next time Putin claims he’s defending Christian values and only attacking military targets, recall the attack tonight on one of the holiest religious sites of historic Kyivan Rus.

This year, Serbia granted citizenship to four times as many Russians as people of all other nationalities combined, and some of them were under international sanctions, an RFE/RL analysis shows. This is a red flag for the EU. Because Serbia has visa-free access to the bloc, these passports give blacklisted individuals an all-access pass to Europe. By @RSE_Balkan

As per central electoral commission, Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party will receive 3/5 of seats in new parliament, essentially mirroring what they have now. #Armenia #ArmVote26

„Auch wenn Ihre Taschen Namen wie Louis Vuitton tragen, sie haben bei uns keinen Sitzplatzanspruch.“

Trump hands Erdoğan a huge win. Halkbank case involving helping Iran evade sanctions via multi billion dollar oil for gold scheme is dismissed. al-monitor.com/originals/202…

Russia’s TASS reported that one of the two persons detained by Georgia in connection with a large-scale cryptocurrency laundering scheme is a Russian citizen. civil.ge/archives/738306

🇦🇲🇦🇿 Azerbaijani gas is also being considered by Armenia as an alternative to Russian supplies. #Armenia could turn to alternative gas suppliers, including Azerbaijan, if Russian gas prices rise, according to energy regulator chief Mesrop Mesropyan. He said Armenia has potential import options from #Azerbaijan, #Turkmenistan, and #Iran, provided existing infrastructure allows deliveries. At the same time, Mesropyan stressed that consumer gas tariffs will remain unchanged until early 2027, even if the price of Russian gas increases.

“They are like a monkey with a grenade: it flicks a switch, and half of Siberia is accidentally left without internet.” A new long read on how Russia's FSB is cutting the country off the global web, with @NastyaStognei: ft.com/content/da121259-3823…

Chairman of Alternative for Germany (AfD) Saxony Jörg Urban was just caught at the Russian Embassy in Prague by Czech journalists from @enkocz. Russian Embassy in Prague often serves as a regional headquarters of Russian intelligence to run their assets in Germany. Full story: denikn.cz/2092589/hvezda-nem…

In Dresden pflegen russische Oppositionelle ein Mahnmal für Nawalny. Es ist an einem besonderen Ort: gegenüber von Putins früherer KGB-Zentrale. Ihr Verein wird auch im Exil bedroht. In Russland wurde er nun als „unerwünschte Organisation“ eingestuft. taz.de/Exilrussen-unter-Besc…

Breaking Armenia: The entire department of world literature at the Yerevan State University is reportedly facing closure as apparent punishment for its chair Prof. Anush Sedrakyan’s participation, as a candidate, in last week’s parliamentary election hraparak.am/am/post/957193d6…

That is what makes the Epstein story so disturbing. It was not just crime, it was access, leverage, silence, and powerful men terrified of exposure. That is exactly how kompromat works.

Grynkewich, who also leads the US European command, said his “job” was to ensure that “Russia understands that, should they try something in the Baltic States they won’t succeed. Because they know they won’t succeed, they won’t take the risk on something like that.” He added: “When people ask me, are you ready to fight tonight? Absolutely.”

The Artur Osipyan case is not an isolated incident—it is the logical consequence of a broader erosion of democratic standards in Armenia. In our latest #DemocracyWatch article, Tigran Grigoryan argues that tolerating selective justice because today's targets are politically unpopular inevitably creates the conditions for arbitrary use of state power against anyone tomorrow. The broad public mobilization helped secure Osipyan's release and demonstrated that civil society, despite the crises of recent years, can—when willing—serve as a meaningful counterweight to the arbitrary exercise of state power and anti-democratic practices. But unless democratic principles are defended consistently—rather than selectively—Armenia will inevitably see new Artur Osipyans. civilnet.am/en/news/1012455?…

Ich war im vergangenen Dezember mit der BAO Ferrum unterwegs – und es gab einen Treffer in einer „Lounge" an der Fasanenstraße. Der Typ war gerade mal 23 Jahre alt, Mitglied einer polizeibekannten Großfamilie, und hatte eine Halbautomatische neben seinen Drogen gebunkert – jetzt

Saxon AfD leader Jorg Urban gave an interview to Vladimir Solovyov during the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, saying it is good that Russia is not isolated and that he wants good relations between Germany and Russia. Solovyov has repeatedly called for bombing Germany and occupying the country. Urban explained to Die Welt that he chose the channel because of its very large audience so that viewers know there are those in Germany against confrontation with Russia.

FT Exclusive: France, Germany and other European nations are discussing proposals for a radical overhaul of the EU’s 15-year-old diplomatic service, including stripping powers from the bloc’s chief diplomat. ft.trib.al/Hskd8cT