The German authorities said in a press release that, according to «irrefutable evidence,» opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a nerve agent from the Novichok group. A similar substance was used during the poisoning of former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal in 2018. Traces of the poison were revealed by tests carried out by the Bundeswehr laboratory — after Russian doctors said they had found nothing that would indicate…

Donald Trump discussed the execution of General Jang Sung Taek with Kim Jong Un, the current US President boasted to famous journalist Bob Woodward during his interview, claiming that the North Korean dictator «tells him everything.» In the new book, The Fury, by the legendary Washington Post reporter who investigated the Watergate scandal, Woodward says that, according to the president, Kim clearly explained to Trump how he killed his uncle….

On Thursday, the Trump administration blacklisted four individuals linked to Russia's attempt to influence U.S. elections. Among them was a Ukrainian deputy, whom the US authorities called a Russian agent. According to the administration, Andrei Derkach helped Rudy Giuliani in his search for dirt on Joe Biden. Andriy Derkach, a member of the Ukrainian parliament, «has been an active Russian agent for over ten years, maintaining close ties with the…

Microsoft reports that the Russian hackers and espionage organizations behind the interference in the 2016 presidential election have stepped up again — targeting political parties, their advisers, and American human rights activists. According to a Microsoft blog, since September 2019, Russian hackers from Strontium — better known as Fancy Bear or APT28 — have focused their efforts on more than 200 different organizations. The blog authors add that it has…

Donald Tusk, chairman of the European People's Party (EPP Group) and ex-chairman of the EU Council, proposed nominating Belarusian oppositionists Svetlana and Sergei Tikhanovskikh for the Nobel Prize. “I am grateful to you all for the absolute support of our friends from Belarus. — he said, addressing the EPP members in the European Parliament — We do not know when and how their struggle for freedom will end, but we…

Berlin authorities have tightened security measures at the Berlin Charité after the poisoning of Navalny. This measure was taken after reports of improving the health of the opposition politician. On Monday, Charité confirmed that Navalny came out of a coma. The police want to prevent further assassination attempts. According to DER SPIEGEL, Navalny can speak and eat again. It is also likely that the politician will remember the details of…