Minister of Digitalization and Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski has accused social media platforms of acting as “silent allies” of Russia in a “digital war” and warned of financial penalties for ignoring the demands of Polish authorities. The statements came against the backdrop of data from Poland’s National Research Institute...
Lithuania calls on the EU to designate Russian military intelligence as a terrorist organisation
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys has called on the European Union to recognise Russian military intelligence (the GRU) as a terrorist organisation. He made the statement on 12 October 2026 in Luxembourg ahead of a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council. According to Budrys, the EU must intensify Russia’s...
Couple detained in Latvia on suspicion of spying for Russian military intelligence
Latvia’s State Security Service (VDD), together with the Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIDD), has detained two Latvian citizens — a man and a woman — on suspicion of gathering information about the country’s defence sector on behalf of Russian military intelligence. The VDD announced this on 1 October. Criminal...
UK charges Swindon man with assisting Russian military intelligence
In the United Kingdom, 31-year-old Joshua Cammidge of Swindon has been charged under the National Security Act over alleged cooperation with Russian military intelligence. The announcement was made by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the Metropolitan Police (Scotland Yard). According to investigators, Cammidge communicated with and received instructions from...