An eye on Svalbard;
Moscow levels a new tech tax;
Still no drone defense in Europe;
Russian subversion targets Ukrainian teens

Moscow recruits Africans... and others;
Belarussian prisoners forced to aid Russia's war;
Kremlin claims plot against Putin's spiritual advisor;
Kremlin worries about social cohesion;
Russia sources most ammunition from North Korea

Venezuela's Maduro seeks support... in Moscow, Beijing and Tehran;
Waning enthusiasm for the Ukraine war;
Russia green lights nuclear tests;
Poland plans to train civilians;
A growing domestic threat

Russia, China versus human rights;
Russia's revived Neo-Nazi movement;
Europe needs a new kind of defense against Russia, Estonia argues;
A different kind of Russian purge

Rising gold prices grease Russia's war machine;
Europe's new plan for defense readiness;
How Moscow tried to subvert Moldova...;
...And is targeting Germany with hybrid tactics;
A Russian military upgrade