Mike Casey tells NPR that the scale of spying against the United States is “impressive and terrifying.” He says: “More players are getting into it with more tools, going after more targets.”
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Chechnya is banning music that’s too fast or slow. These songs wouldn’t make the cut
Authorities in the Russian republic of Chechnya will only allow music between 80 and 116 beats per minute, though it’s unclear how the rule will be enforced.
Attacks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant increase accident risk, IAEA head says
The head of the U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency on Sunday condemned a Ukrainian drone strike on one of six nuclear reactors at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine.
A mayor in Ukraine aids his town’s few remaining people, as Russia closes in
Russian attacks have driven out most of Chasiv Yar’s residents. NPR accompanies the mayor on a routine visit to check on those who remain.
U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich has now spent a whole year jailed in Russia
It’s been a year since Russia detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on spying allegations.
At least 133 are dead and more injured after an attack on a Moscow concert hall
Several gunmen wearing camouflage burst into a concert venue and opened fire. A fire broke out and some were trapped inside. Eleven people have been detained, Russian officials said.
After a quarter century in power, Russian President Putin isn’t going anywhere
Vladimir Putin won a landslide reelection victory, taking some 87% of all ballots following three days of voting derided by Russia’s opposition and the West as neither free nor fair.
Why a disqualified Russian candidate remains a critic of Putin
When asked whether his political activities put him in danger, Boris Nadezhdin quoted a proverb, “If you are afraid of wolves, you should not go to the forest.”
Putin’s regime is ‘running out of fuel,’ a Russian opposition activist tells NPR
If the Russian president continues to burn through his reserves of oil and gas money, ordinary people will become a threat to his power, according to one outspoken activist.
Alexei Navalny’s team confirms his death. His mother is searching for his body
Alexei Navalny’s spokesperson confirmed Saturday that the Russian opposition leader had died at a remote Arctic penal colony and said he was “murdered,” but it is unclear where his body is.

