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ROUGH START

Lawyers for ‘Putin’s Chef’ Abandon Libel Case Against Journo

Yevgeny Prigozhin is suing investigator journalist Eliot Huggins over a series of reports that exposed his ties to the shady Wagner Group.

Rachel Olding

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ALL GOING WRONG

Russian Officer: Our General’s Dead and Our Comms Are F*cked

Ukraine says it intercepted a call between two FSB officers discussing the death of a top general and the failure of its encrypted comms system.

Jamie Ross

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ARE WE THE BADDIES?

Woman Accused of Stealing Pelosi Laptop ‘Posted Nazi Video’

The clip shows a woman in a skull mask dancing before the beat drops on the words: “Heil Hitler.”

Jamie Ross

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‘WELL, THE CROTCH’

Navalny Tricks FSB Man Into Confessing Underwear Poison Plot

A member of the suspected FSB poison squad described the assassination plot on a call with a man he believed to a security official—but was actually Navalny, Putin’s rival.

Jamie Ross

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MISSING PIECE

Russia General ID’d as Key Official in MH17 Downing: Report

Andrey Ivanovich Burlaka is one of the most senior officers in the FSB.

Jamie Ross

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WILLFUL IGNORANCE

Malaysia Denies Clear Evidence Russia Was Behind MH17

Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad won’t accept extensive evidence laid out Wednesday by a team of international investigators.

Jamie Ross

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TIME TO FACE JUSTICE

Three Russian Security Officers Charged Over Downing of MH17

One Ukrainian national and three Russians who’d worked for the GRU or FSB were charged with murder over the 2014 downing of the 777 over Ukraine, killing all 298 on board.

Clive Irving

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HINDSIGHT

London Spooks Saw ‘Frantic’ Activity Before Skripal Attack

MI5, MI6, and GCHQ now say they looked into “frantic comings and goings” at Russian embassy in London.

Barbie Latza Nadeau

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