Lithuania: Russian opposition activists attacking each other

The attack on exiled Russian opposition activist Leonid Volkov in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, in March 2024 was allegedly ordered by another Russian opposition leader, businessman Leonid Nevzlin, according to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), LRT reports. FBK claimed that the plan was to kidnap Volkov, transport him via Latvia to Russia, and then hand him…

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Latvia: MEP working for Russian intelligence for two decades: report

Latvian MEP Tatjana Zdanoka (Tatyana Zhdanok) has been working for Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) for two decades, according to a joint investigation by Re:Baltica, DELFI, The Insider, and Expressen. Leaked documents reveal that Zdanoka reported to two different FSB handlers from at least 2004 to 2017. She submitted detailed reports on her work at…

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Estonia: Suspected FSB employee smuggling ammo extradited to US

Estonia has extradited Russian citizen Vadim Konoshchenok, suspected employee of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), to the US, BNS reports. Konoshchenok was arraigned at a federal court in New York on 14 July 2023. He is suspected of violating sanctions by smuggling strictly regulated electronics and tactical ammunition of US origin from Estonia to Russia….

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