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Author: MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ

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A Polish Soldier, an Unusual Radar Dot and Then NATO Jets

September 20, 2025September 21, 2025MICHAEL SCHWIRTZComments Off on A Polish Soldier, an Unusual Radar Dot and Then NATO Jets

After Russian drones entered Poland, the country scrambled to shoot them down. Western officials concluded that the incursion was to probe their defenses.

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Putin keeps talking about the ‘root causes’ of the war. What does he mean?

August 16, 2025August 18, 2025MICHAEL SCHWIRTZComments Off on Putin keeps talking about the ‘root causes’ of the war. What does he mean?
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Ukrainian Intelligence Officer Is Shot to Death in Kyiv

July 10, 2025July 10, 2025MICHAEL SCHWIRTZComments Off on Ukrainian Intelligence Officer Is Shot to Death in Kyiv

The victim’s unit played a key role in Ukraine’s surprise attack inside Russian territory last summer.

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Poland’s Leader Suggests Russian Hand in Plot to Attack Western Cargo Planes

January 15, 2025January 15, 2025MICHAEL SCHWIRTZComments Off on Poland’s Leader Suggests Russian Hand in Plot to Attack Western Cargo Planes

“I can only confirm that Russia planned acts of air terror, not just against Poland but against airlines across the globe,” said Poland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk.

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Has Russia’s Shadow Fleet Added Sabotage to Its List?

December 28, 2024December 28, 2024MICHAEL SCHWIRTZComments Off on Has Russia’s Shadow Fleet Added Sabotage to Its List?

Russia has assembled a fleet of hundreds of vessels to covertly ship its oil. With so many ships at sea, the idea of using some to cause havoc may be proving irresistible to the Kremlin.

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Killing of Russian General Sends a Message, but Doesn’t Change the War for Ukraine

December 18, 2024December 18, 2024MICHAEL SCHWIRTZComments Off on Killing of Russian General Sends a Message, but Doesn’t Change the War for Ukraine

Ukraine’s forces are steadily losing ground on the battlefield. The assassination of a top general in Moscow won’t improve their war effort, analysts and Western officials say.

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A Spate of Vandalism Rattled Estonia. Russia Was to Blame, Officials Say.

December 5, 2024December 5, 2024MICHAEL SCHWIRTZComments Off on A Spate of Vandalism Rattled Estonia. Russia Was to Blame, Officials Say.

Several people were convicted in connection with small acts of vandalism carried out at the behest of Russia’s military intelligence service, prosecutors announced Thursday.

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U.S. Indicts 2 Linked to Oct. 7 Cyberattack on Israeli Warning System

October 18, 2024October 18, 2024MICHAEL SCHWIRTZComments Off on U.S. Indicts 2 Linked to Oct. 7 Cyberattack on Israeli Warning System

The Justice Department has accused two Sudanese brothers of cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure as well as preventing possibly lifesaving alerts from reaching Israelis as the Hamas attack unfolded.

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Distracted and Divided, Russian Security Service Misses Threats

September 6, 2024September 6, 2024MICHAEL SCHWIRTZComments Off on Distracted and Divided, Russian Security Service Misses Threats

The Ukrainian offensive over the border caught Moscow’s intelligence agencies by surprise, experts say. It wasn’t the first time that has happened during the war.

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Who Are the Soldiers Behind the Free Russia Legion?

May 23, 2023May 24, 2023MICHAEL SCHWIRTZComments Off on Who Are the Soldiers Behind the Free Russia Legion?

The unit has taken responsibility for a rare assault in Russian territory, and a member says it is just the beginning.

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Minneapolis ‘Feels Like a Military Occupation’

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U.K. Home Secretary Presses Police Chief to Resign Over Israeli Soccer Fan Ban

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