Russian authorities say an emergency messaging app has been hit by a “massive cyberattack,” shortly after false nuclear threat warnings were sent out on a similar Ukrainian app.
ConflictsUkraine will stop attacking Russian oil refineries if the United States supplies Kyiv with Patriot missiles, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Fox News.
ConflictsBulgaria’s incumbent president, Iliana Jotova, will remain in office. “Bulgaria chose the future over the past. They chose a clear path,” Jotova said in her victory speech.
ConflictsRussia's security service has detained a minor after the United States warned of a deadly attack in Moscow.
WorldSweden wants to keep Russians out of this winter’s World Ski Championships in Falun. The signals are not well received in Russia. “Such uncertainty naturally causes concern for us,” Russian skier Jelena Välbe tells Norwegian newspaper Nettavisen.
SportsAn oil refinery in the town of Kstovo, about 500 kilometers east of Moscow, is reportedly in flames after a Ukrainian drone attack overnight on Sunday, reports the Kyiv Independent.
ConflictsThe US Embassy in Moscow is warning that a deadly attack could take place in a park in the Russian capital on Saturday.
ConflictsPolice carried out a raid on a cargo ship off Gotland overnight, TV4 reports. The ship’s shipping company has previously been investigated in connection with Russian hybrid attacks, according to information provided to the channel.
CrimeUkrainians evacuated from the war-torn, Russian-occupied city of Oleshky have arrived in Ukraine after being evacuated via Belarus, according to AFP.
ConflictsThe Swedish Defense Ministry is concerned about how well the Russian army has adapted to warfare in Ukraine, Ewa Skoog Haslum, head of the Swedish Armed Forces’ Operations Command, tells Ekot in an interview on Saturday.
SwedenEU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas accuses Russia's foreign minister of lying during Friday's G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Atlanta, USA.
World politicsThe G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Atlanta apparently will not be commemorated with a group photo. European countries are refusing to be photographed alongside Russia’s Sergei Lavrov.
World politicsPolitical arguments are not enough to exclude Russia from the Ice Hockey World Championship. That is why the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is allowing the country to compete.
Ice hockeySweden has sent a letter of protest to the European Commission, urging it to prevent Russian skiers from competing in the World Championships in Falun. “Russia’s brutal war of aggression is not over just because it’s the World Championships,” says Migration Minister Johan Forssell (M).
SportsRussia's participation in the World Ice Hockey Championship is one of several signs that the country is becoming less isolated over its war in Ukraine, according to analyst Jakob Hedenskog. Russia sees it as a sign that the world is no longer reacting, he says.
Ice hockeyWashington has asked representatives of European countries to tone down their rhetoric about Russia, Reuters reports, citing several sources familiar with the matter.
ConflictsSweden’s Sports Minister Jakob Forssmed (KD) is reacting strongly to the announcement that Russia will be allowed to compete in next year’s Ice Hockey World Championship. “It normalizes the war and gives Putin opportunities to conduct propaganda on the international stage,” he tells TT.
Ice hockeyThe Ukrainian delegation has left the war-torn town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine, along with those who wanted to be evacuated, according to Ukrainian politician David Arakhamia.
ConflictsRussia’s national ice hockey team is returning to the international stage. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ruled that Russia can compete in next year’s World Championship. “We are extremely disappointed with the decision,” says Anders Larsson, chairman of the Swedish Ice Hockey Association.
Ice hockeyThe Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta is shutting down, its editorial team writes.
World politicsThe roof collapse was the catalyst for the Student List’s historic election success. But once the euphoria subsides, major reforms will be needed, along with answers on relations with Russia and the EU. The movement will not be able to avoid difficult foreign policy issues, says Fanny Wallberg of the Swedish Institute of International Affairs.
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