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Ever since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, experts say Russia has stepped up its hybrid war on Western Europe. Attacks on critical infrastructure or using drones to shutdown airports are meant to undermine support for Ukraine.
Two Russian skaters, Adeliia Petrosian and Petr Gumennik, and one Belurusian, Viktoriya Safonova, have qualified for the Milano Cortina Olympics as neutral athletes. But because the team event requires each country to field a full slate of women, men, pairs, and ice-dance teams, they will both have to sit that one out.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk became the first high-ranking official to ask the question on everyone’s mind — Was convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein working with Russia? He added that Poland would investigate possible links between Epstein and Russian intelligence services.
A Russian official said Moscow is ready to respond with military measures if the United States deploys its missile defense program to Greenland.
Trump's Greenland focus highlights urgent Arctic security needs as Sen. Sullivan reveals new U.S. defenses against Sino-Russian threats in Alaska.
Some individual athletes from the banned countries will be permitted to participate in the Milano Cortina Winter Games
Russian oil revenue fell 50% in January compared with the same month the previous year after tough new sanctions imposed by the U.S. Treasury.
Julia Loktev's documentary My Undesirable Friends follows young independent journalists covering Putin's invasion of Ukraine.