Arrest of David Smith, 57, on suspicion of spying for Russia prompts calls for review of embassy contractorsBritish police have been involved in the case of a British embassy employee arrested in Germany on suspicion of spying for Russia for “a number …
UK ambassador angers Iran with ‘insulting’ embassy photo gaffe
Russian counterpart tweets photo of pair in chairs sat in by Churchill and Stalin in 1943 when Iran was occupiedThe new British ambassador to Iran has landed himself in hot water by posing alongside his Russian counterpart in chairs sat in by Winston C…
‘Old-style espionage’: Briton’s arrest feels like cold war throwback
Analysis: eastern bloc spy agencies historically would target western staff in junior rolesGerman police arrest Briton on suspicion of spying for RussiaThe arrest of a British citizen in Berlin for allegedly spying for the Russians has a distinctly col…
Jonathan Steele: ‘I came to Russia a political correspondent and left a crime reporter’
The veteran journalist, who moved to Moscow in 1988, charted the collapse of a superpower. But, he tells his successor, the Gorbachev revolution has been poisonedWhen Jonathan Steele moved to Moscow for the Guardian in 1988, the story of Mikhail Gorbac…
‘Olympian’ bat killed by cat after record flight from UK to Russia
Nathusius’ pipistrelle weighing just 8g flew 1,254 miles across EuropeA tiny record-breaking “Olympian” bat flew more than 1,200 miles from London to Russia but ended up being killed by a cat.The female Nathusius’ pipistrelle bat, weighing only 8g, was…
The big picture: vodka and sunshine in southern Siberia, 1993
Bertien van Manen snaps five young Russians enjoying a brief escape from the seismic shift in their country’s fortunesIn the years immediately after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Dutch photographer Bertien van Manen travelled through some of th…
SolarWinds: Russian hackers broke into email accounts at US attorney offices
Department of Justice says 27 prosecutors’ offices breachedAll four New York offices may have lost sensitive materialRussian hackers behind the massive SolarWinds cyber-espionage campaign broke into the email accounts of some of the most prominent US f…
Biden warns cyber attacks could lead to a “real shooting war”
US president’s remarks follow breaches that paralyzed critical services.
Abramovich was not ‘directed’ to buy Chelsea FC by Putin, court hears
Author accused of repeating ‘lazy inaccuracies’ about businessman’s role in Russian politics and societyRoman Abramovich’s lawyer said it was defamatory to describe the businessman as having “a corrupt relationship” with the Russian president, Vladimir…