Two Western companies specializing in cybersecurity have received evidence of the involvement of Russian intelligence services to hack the correspondence of French President Emmanuel Macron and his entourage, reports Le Monde. Macron’s email was hacked in May 2017 before the second round of the French presidential election. In July, Wikileaks posted 21 thousand letters related to the election campaign of the

https://meduza.io/impro/NcTQq_kavuowctoPS15lwxtg-l9JrhjGR5jt_iOATIo/fill/650/0/ce/1/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWR1/emEuaW8vaW1hZ2Uv/YXR0YWNobWVudHMv/aW1hZ2VzLzAwNC84/MDkvMDU4L29yaWdp/bmFsL1BZamd1V1Fh/bG5QTVVkemNrT0ZV/VVEuanBn.webp Evgeny Prigozhin has enjoyed a special place in news headlines for several years, but 2019 was a turning point for the Russian catering magnate (who also dabbles in media and mercenaries, among other things). After countless denials that he has any connection to St. Petersburg’s infamous “troll factory” (indicted by the U.S. Justice Department for interfering in America’s 2016 presidential

Minsk is heavily reliant on Moscow for cheap oil and billions of dollars in annual subsidies to keep its mostly state-run, Soviet-legacy economy afloat. REUTERS Hundreds of protesters have gathered in the Belarusian capital on December 8 for a second day to oppose “deepening integration” with Russia, despite warnings from police that they risked possible arrest. The initial turnout appeared

This agreement is subject to IMF management approval and to approval by the Executive Board. Photo from flickr.com/freeimage4life Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have agreed on a new three-year US$5.5 billion cooperation program. “I was pleased to note that IMF staff has reached agreement with the authorities on the policies to underpin a new 3-year, SDR 4 billion