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Russian Drone Strikes Office of Ukraine’s Intelligence Chief

4 septembre 2026 à 10:48
The attack came as the American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were said to be planning imminent visits to Kyiv and to Moscow.

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The headquarters of Ukraine’s security service in Kyiv after a Russian drone strike on Friday. The building is just across the street from the landmark St. Sophia Cathedral.

The Risk of Russian Sabotage in Europe: A Fight That Spirals Out of Control

4 septembre 2026 à 05:03
Europe’s options are limited in responding to an unnerving series of plots and provocations. But the odds of unpredictable consequences are rising.

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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has long viewed his country as being in conflict with the West, but he has denied Russia’s involvement in European sabotage.

Rival Ukrainian Intelligence Units Open Fire Against Each Other in Kyiv

3 septembre 2026 à 10:41
President Volodymyr Zelensky described the shootout on the streets of the Ukrainian capital as an “absolutely shameful event” and ordered an investigation.

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A shootout occurred early on Wednesday between two of Ukraine’s rival intelligence services, exposing simmering tensions between the agencies.

Rival Ukrainian Intelligence Units Open Fire Against Each Other in Kyiv

3 septembre 2026 à 10:41
President Volodymyr Zelensky described the shootout on the streets of the Ukrainian capital as an “absolutely shameful event” and ordered an investigation.

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A shootout occurred early on Wednesday between two of Ukraine’s rival intelligence services, exposing simmering tensions between the agencies.

George Cave, C.I.A. Agent With a Role in Iran-Contra, Dies at 97

28 août 2026 à 18:10
He worked throughout the Middle East before joining a secret team that tried to obtain the release of Western hostages in Lebanon in exchange for arms sent to Iran.

C.I.A. Chief Delivered Bleak Assessment of Russia’s War in Secretive Moscow Visit

27 août 2026 à 15:43
John Ratcliffe’s meeting this week with a Russian intelligence chief was aimed at pushing the Kremlin to pursue a peace deal with Ukraine.

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John Ratcliffe, the C.I.A. director, delivered an urgent message to Aleksandr V. Bortnikov, the head of Russia’s F.S.B. intelligence service this week in a secret visit to Moscow.

Germany Identifies a Plot After Finding a Weapons Cache, but Names No Culprit

21 août 2026 à 13:28
Officials were careful not to point a finger, after revealing what they said was a plan for a political attack, at a time when a series of destabilizing actions have been blamed on Russia.

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“This case shows that we are working on the assumption that the risk level is high,” Alexander Dobrindt, the German interior minister, said at a news conference on Friday.
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