EU Sanctions Prison Medic Exposed by OCCRP, RFE/RL, as Torturing Ukrainian POWs
The identity of Ilya Sorokin, known to prisoners as “Dr. Evil” for his cruelty and denial of medical treatment, was...
Russia
Malta Strips Citizenship From Russian Convicted of Money Laundering
Russian national Semen Kuksov was sentenced last year in the U.K. for his role in an international ring that laundered funds...
Ships Accused of Stealing Ukrainian Grain Linked to Assad Regime Front
Three Syrian cargo vessels have been accused of trafficking in grain stolen from Russian-occupied Ukraine. Newly uncovered...
Russia Opens Criminal Case Against Khodorkovsky, Exiled Opposition Figures
Russia’s FSB accuses exiled Kremlin critics of plotting to seize power as Moscow reacts to European outreach to opposition...
Cyprus Court Case Kicks Off Involving Superyacht Firm That Was Ultimately Owned by Abramovich
The first hearing was held today involving a company accused of failing to pay 26 million euros in taxes and interest for...
Record Cocaine Bust in Russia Highlights New Trafficking Route From Ecuador
Russian officials found 1,500 bricks of cocaine concealed in bananas shipped from Ecuador. An intelligence report describes...
‘We Play on People’s Fears’: Inner Workings of Russian Influence Operations in Moldova Revealed
As a high-stakes election approaches, investigative journalists are providing unprecedented insights into a relentless...
More Russian Officials Face Arrests and Sentences Amid Ongoing Internal Purge
A former Defense Ministry envoy and a regional vice-governor are the latest officials to fall in a widening crackdown on...
Dubai Unlocked
Alleged Russian Tax Fraud Mastermind Funneled Millions Into Luxury Dubai Properties
A company owned by the alleged mastermind behind a massive tax fraud in Russia poured millions into two luxury hotel resorts...
In the Russian Penal Colony, They Called Him ‘Dr. Evil’
Deep in the Russian heartland, hundreds of kilometers from home, Ukrainian prisoners of war were tormented by a sadistic...