At the end of September 2025, the news was made public in Latvia that the country plans to restore swamps, reservoirs and forests in historically destroyed – areas due to peat extraction. Degraded peatlands should once again turn into healthy natural areas of the local eco-system. This idea, which was...
Crime in the service of the Kremlin – the element of hybrid warfare in Europe
Today, Europe has become the object of aggressive actions of the Kremlin, which define as «hybrid war». In addition to propaganda, cyber-attacks and energy blackmail, the Russian authorities have begun to actively employ criminal elements or persons willing to break the law for money to perform «dirty work». And it...
Drones in the sky of Europe. Russia expand hybrid war
The autumn of 2025 marked a new stage in the Russian-European confrontation. Previously, violations of the airspace of European countries by Russian drones were episodic, but now they have acquired a systemic and massive nature. September saw the peak of alarming incidents. In Poland and Romania, Germany and Denmark, drone...
The Italian front of the Kremlin: politics, gas and disinformation
In recent decades, Russia has been actively seeking ways to use its influence in the EU countries. Of course, the Russian persistence and system have paid off. Today we see the results of Russian «efforts» in Hungary, Slovakia, even in France with Germany. Italy was also a target for Russian...
Russian money in Brussels: the case of Nathan Gill
Russia In modern Europe, which strives to remain a model of democracy and transparency in politics, nevertheless, corruption scandals break through from time to time. But some of them cause more than just indignation, they become a mirror of deeper processes that take place in the heart of European institutions....
Traces of a Russian bear on misty Albion. How Russian intelligence worked in Britain in 2022-2025
One of the important objects of concentration by the Russian special services was and remains Britain. This is not only about espionage in the classical sense, Russian special services have also noted high-profile cases related to the physical elimination of persons disliked by the Kremlin. Suffice it to recall one...
Russia’s use of cryptocurrencies to circumvent sanctions
After the outbreak of a full-scale war in Ukraine in 2022, Russia faced unprecedented sanctions pressure. Restrictions have affected key areas of the Russian economy such as the international financial sector, oil and gas exports, and access to global capital markets. Under these conditions, Moscow began to look for new...
Russian «directors» behind the scenes of elections in Eastern Europe
Russia’s attempts to interfere in the electoral processes of other countries are unfortunately not a sensation, but a legitimate process that corresponds to the aggressive position that the Russian leadership has been adopting for quite a long period. In addition to the USA, where attempts by the Kremlin to «participate»...
Dark finance: oil traders fueling Russia’s «shadow» fleet
For observers who monitor the activities of the Russian tanker fleet, which is often called the "shadow one," an interesting question remains: the effectiveness of the sanctions imposed in this area by the US, the European Union, and other jurisdictions. You can often hear about tankers transporting Russian oil changing...
Silent war of the Russian secret services in Europe
The last four years have been marked by a significant increase in the activities of Russian intelligence services throughout Europe. The entire spectrum of hybrid operations is recorded, ranging from agent recruitment to critical infrastructure sabotage and cyber attack. These processes became especially noticeable after 2022, when the full-scale invasion...










