Hacker News with Generative AI: Russia

Ukraine's Ravaged Environment (nytimes.com)
The human costs of Russia’s war in Ukraine are enormous, measured in mass graves, nightly missile attacks, traumatized children and hundreds of thousands of soldiers dead or wounded.
Ukraine, War, Environment, Russia
4 points by littlexsparkee 10 hours ago | 1 comments
BBC boss warns of Russian and Chinese propaganda (bbc.com)
The UK is struggling to counter a rise in "pure propaganda" from countries like Russia and China because of cuts to the World Service, the BBC's director general has warned.
Propaganda, International Relations, Media, Russia, China
10 points by suraci 21 hours ago | 1 comments
With nod to neighbor Russia, Finland to quit global landmines ban (defensenews.com)
MILAN — Finland, which shares NATO’s longest border with Russia, will withdraw from the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel landmines, according to President Alexander Stubb.
International Relations, Finland, Russia, Military, Weapons
11 points by decimalenough 1 day ago | 0 comments
Please don't use my name: A report on the growing war weariness among Ukrainians (meduza.io)
War, Ukraine, Public Opinion, Russia
7 points by Georgelemental 3 days ago | 0 comments
Medvedev–Putin Tandemocracy (wikipedia.org)
The Medvedev–Putin tandemocracy (Russian: Тандем Медведев—Путин) was the joint leadership of Russia between 2008 and 2012 when Vladimir Putin, who was constitutionally barred from serving a third consecutive term as president of Russia, assumed the role of prime minister under President Dmitry Medvedev.
Russia, Politics, History
7 points by niemandhier 4 days ago | 0 comments
ICE detains Harvard researcher from Russia who protested Ukraine war (msn.com)
A 30-year-old Harvard researcher from Russia has been held for more than a month at a private detention center in Louisiana where federal immigration officers are sending a growing number of international students with lives here suddenly in jeopardy.
Immigration, Politics, Russia, Academia, Law Enforcement
11 points by MilnerRoute 6 days ago | 2 comments
Russian researcher at Harvard, protested the Ukraine war, detained by ICE (nbcnews.com)
A Russian medical researcher at Harvard University is being detained at a Louisiana immigration facility after her visa was revoked last month over undeclared frog embryo samples found in her luggage, her lawyer told NBC News.
Russia, Immigration, Science, Law, Politics
15 points by mifydev 6 days ago | 3 comments
Scientist who fled Russia for US after Ukraine war detained, faces deportation (theins.press)
A Russian scientist working at Harvard Medical School has been detained in the United States and placed in immigration detention.
Science, Russia, Immigration, Politics, Ukraine
29 points by inverted_flag 7 days ago | 1 comments
Why does US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth have a Russian email address? (twitter.com)
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.
Politics, US Government, National Security, Russia
13 points by belter 7 days ago | 1 comments
When Getting Phished Puts You in Mortal Danger (krebsonsecurity.com)
Many successful phishing attacks result in a financial loss or malware infection. But falling for some phishing scams, like those currently targeting Russians searching online for organizations that are fighting the Kremlin war machine, can cost you your freedom or your life.
Cybersecurity, Phishing, Russia, War
22 points by todsacerdoti 7 days ago | 0 comments
Flight data show a member of the group chat was in Russia (cbsnews.com)
President Trump's Ukraine and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff was in Moscow, where he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, when he was included in a group chat with more than a dozen other top administration officials — and inadvertently, one journalist — on the messaging app Signal, a CBS News analysis of open-source flight information and Russian media reporting has revealed.
Politics, Russia, Ukraine, International Relations, Media
14 points by perihelions 9 days ago | 0 comments
A Signal Update Fends Off a Phishing Technique Used in Russian Espionage (wired.com)
Google warns that hackers tied to Russia are tricking Ukrainian soldiers with fake QR codes for Signal group invites that let spies steal their messages. Signal has pushed out new safeguards.
Cybersecurity, Espionage, Russia, Ukraine, Messaging Apps
10 points by Teever 9 days ago | 0 comments
Two women who spied for Russia tracked down and named by BBC (bbc.com)
Two women who were part of a Russian spy network run from the UK are named for the first time today by a BBC investigation.
Russia, Espionage, News, UK, Journalism
13 points by impish9208 10 days ago | 0 comments
Ex-US Attorney Jessica Aber Investigated Russia, CIA Leaker Before Death (newsweek.com)
Former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Jessica Aber, who was found dead at the age of 43 by Virginia authorities on Saturday, was at the helm of high-profile investigations into intelligence leaks, allegations of war crimes against Russian-linked individuals and people suspected of providing sensitive U.S. technology to Moscow before she stepped down at the start of the year.
Law Enforcement, Intelligence, Russia, Espionage, Death
34 points by doener 11 days ago | 2 comments
Ex-US Attorney Jessica Aber Investigated Russia, CIA Leaker Before Death (newsweek.com)
Former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Jessica Aber, who was found dead at the age of 43 by Virginia authorities on Saturday, was at the helm of high-profile investigations into intelligence leaks, allegations of war crimes against Russian-linked individuals and people suspected of providing sensitive U.S. technology to Moscow before she stepped down at the start of the year.
Law Enforcement, Russia, Intelligence, Death
8 points by throwaway5752 11 days ago | 1 comments
The False Romance of Russia (theatlantic.com)
American conservatives who find themselves identifying with Putin’s regime refuse to see the country for what it actually is.
Politics, Russia, United States, Conservatism
15 points by Anon84 11 days ago | 1 comments
Ex-NSA boss: Election security focus helped dissuade Russian meddling with US (theregister.com)
Interview Russia appears to be having second thoughts on how aggressively, or at least how visibly, it attempts to influence American elections, according to a former head of the NSA.
Cybersecurity, Politics, Russia, United States
8 points by rntn 11 days ago | 0 comments
Rest Easy (commentary.org)
The Russian novelist Ivan Goncharov once said of writers, “And to write and write, like a wheel or a machine, tomorrow, the day after, on holidays; summer will come—and he must still be writing. When is he to stop and rest? Unfortunate man?”
Writing, Literature, Russia
51 points by lermontov 12 days ago | 21 comments
Russian energy giant Gazprom suffers $13.1B loss in 2024 (kyivindependent.com)
Russia, Energy, Business, Finance
17 points by wslh 13 days ago | 1 comments
Putin's Police State Increasingly a State Without Enough Police (jamestown.org)
The Russian Federation faces an increasingly serious shortage of police despite having more police per capita than any other major country—almost twice as many per capita as the European Union and two and a half times more than the United States.
Russia, Police, Law Enforcement, Politics, Crime
36 points by nafnlj 13 days ago | 5 comments
US 'deletes evidence' of Russia's kidnap of Ukrainian children (independent.co.uk)
An international effort to trace and rescue tens of thousands of children kidnapped from Ukraine to Russia and prosecute those responsible has been crippled by the US state department’s deletion of evidence.
Ukraine, Russia, International Relations, War Crimes, Human Rights
27 points by croes 14 days ago | 1 comments
Poland and Baltics to quit landmine treaty over Russia fears (bbc.com)
Poland and the Baltic states have announced plans to withdraw from a key international treaty banning anti-personnel landmines, citing the rising threat from Russia.
International Relations, Geopolitics, Military, Treaties, Russia
6 points by nradov 17 days ago | 0 comments
Strings Attached: Talking about Russia's agenda for laws in cyberspace (bytesandborscht.com)
Russia's longstanding proposals for "information security" agreements may sound cooperative, but they conceal a Trojan horse - a push to legitimize censorship, silence dissent, and bind others to rules it won’t follow.
Russia, Cybersecurity, Censorship, International Relations
10 points by aa_is_op 19 days ago | 4 comments
Trump Admin Nixed Contract Helping Kidnapped Ukrainian Children (newrepublic.com)
Even as President Donald Trump and government-demolition czar Elon Musk appear to actively favor Russia’s interests amid discussions of how to end the Russia-Ukraine war, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has struck a studiously neutral posture.
Politics, Ukraine, Russia, International Relations
18 points by casenmgreen 20 days ago | 2 comments
Foundations of Geopolitics (wikipedia.org)
The Foundations of Geopolitics: The Geopolitical Future of Russia (Russian: Основы геополитики: геополитическое будущее России) is a geopolitical book by Aleksandr Dugin.
Geopolitics, Russia, Political Science, International Relations, Books
6 points by derbOac 20 days ago | 1 comments
Russia Is Using Bitcoin and Crypto for Its Oil Trades with China and India (bitcoinmagazine.com)
Amid ongoing sanctions over the war in Ukraine, Russia has turned to bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to facilitate some of its oil trade with major buyers China and India.
Russia, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Oil Trade, Geopolitics
18 points by RinTohsaka 20 days ago | 10 comments
Putin agrees in principle with proposal for Ukraine ceasefire (apnews.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he agrees in principle with a U.S. proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, but the terms need to be worked out, and he emphasized that it should pave the way to lasting peace.
Politics, Ukraine, Russia, War, Diplomacy
5 points by geox 21 days ago | 1 comments
US arms flow to Ukraine again as the Kremlin mulls a ceasefire proposal (apnews.com)
Trump says “it’s up to Russia now” as US presses for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine. Trump spoke with reporters in the Oval Office. “And if we do, I think that would be 80% of the way to getting this horrible bloodbath” ended, the president added.
Ukraine, Russia, Politics, War, Diplomacy
12 points by MilnerRoute 21 days ago | 8 comments
ICANN moves to retire Soviet-era .SU country domain name (domainnamewire.com)
ICANN has formally notified the operator of the legacy Soviet Union country code domain, .su, of its plans to retire the domain in five years, Domain Name Wire has learned.
Internet, Domain Names, Russia, Technology, History
17 points by kome 22 days ago | 15 comments
Signal no longer cooperating with Ukraine on Russian cyberthreats, official says (therecord.media)
KYIV, Ukraine — The encrypted messaging app Signal has stopped responding to requests from Ukrainian law enforcement regarding Russian cyberthreats, a Ukrainian official claimed, warning that the shift is aiding Moscow’s intelligence efforts.
Cybersecurity, Ukraine, Russia, Messaging Apps
18 points by nickcotter 22 days ago | 4 comments