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Polish Prime Minister calls Russia greatest threat to his country
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki considers Russia to be the greatest threat to his country at present, especially within the context of Russian aggression in the area of eastern Ukraine adjacent to the aggressor state.
"Thus, I assess [that there is] a threat from Russia. I think that what Russia is doing in Ukraine is very dangerous," The Polish Prime Minister told Polskie Radio.
Morawiecki also commented on the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which is planned to link …
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Lithuanian government stops using products from Kaspersky Lab
The Baltic News Service reported on Sunday that Lithuanian government institutions and critical IT systems have abandoned software developed by Russian antivirus manufacturer Kaspersky Lab, citing the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defense.
"At the present time, all administrators of critical IT systems do not use this software or have had it removed," noted the Lithuanian Defense Ministry.
According to the National Center for Cyber Security, Kaspersky Lab's programs were used by about 5% …
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European Commission accuses Russia of misinformation
European Commissioner for Security Union, Julian King, in an article for DW, accused the Russian government of deliberately spreading disinformation.
"There is hardly any doubt that we are currently dealing with a clever, well-conducted, and government-backed pro-Russian disinformation campaign," he stated.
In his opinion, the Russian military uses the Internet as a new battlefield, using false information as a weapon.
Among the cyberthreats, he cited hacking attacks, the spread of computer …
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Media: Russians who entered same-sex marriage accused of damaging official documents
Moscow police initiated administrative proceedings against Pavel Stotzko and Evgeny Voytsekhovsky for damaging their passports after registering their same-sex marriage in Moscow, reported Meduza news website with reference to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
On Saturday, January 27, the Russian LGBT Network stated that law enforcement officers tried to enter the apartment of Stotzko and Voytsekhovsky in Lyubertsy. Stotzko told Dozhd (“TV Rain”) that he refused to open the door, after …
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Volker slams Russia’s suggestion for Donbas peacekeepers
The draft resolution on the international peacekeeping mission in the Donbas proposed by Russia is unacceptable to the US and the UN, US Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker told ‘112 Ukraine’ TV channel in an interview.Volker noted that Moscow proposed that the peacekeepers be deployed only on the demarcation line, to ensure the safety of OSCE observers.
Russia does not agree to give the mission the right to control the Ukrainian-Russian border.
Volker is convinced that the absence …