For years, members of a secret team, Unit 29155, operated without Western security officials having any idea about their activities. But an attack on an arms dealer in Sofia helped blow their cover.
Author: MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ
Ukraine’s President: ‘I Wanted to Be World Famous,’ but Not This Way
Volodymyr Zelensky came to office vowing to fight corruption and forge peace. Then came the Trump phone call. Today, in a marathon news conference, he tried to start over.
Top Secret Russian Unit Seeks to Destabilize Europe, Security Officials Say
Known as Unit 29155, the group is skilled in subversion, sabotage and assassination and has only recently become known to Western intelligence agencies.
North Korea Envoy Warns U.S. Over ‘Outrageous’ Ship Seizure
After calling the United States “a gangster country” in a letter to the United Nations secretary general, the North’s ambassador to the world body held a rare news conference to deliver a warning.
Times Insider: Note to Self: When Chasing After Russian Spies, Phone Home
I’ve spent the last year or so trying to dig up novel information about Russia’s intelligence services, particularly the assassins employed by the Kremlin to eliminate enemies of the state. Mom is worried.
Russia Ordered a Killing That Made No Sense. Then the Assassin Started Talking.
It turned out the killer of a Ukrainian electrician was working for Russian intelligence agents.
U.N. Appeals to Maduro and Guaidó to End Battle Over Humanitarian Aid
Detailing an increasingly desperate situation in Venezuela, the United Nations says that the use of the human suffering as a political weapon is the greatest impediment to improving conditions.
Trump Envoy to Middle East Lashes Out at Palestinian Authority
The envoy, Jason D. Greenblatt, accused Palestinian leaders of offering “a reward system” for terrorists amid a dispute over tax payments withheld by Israel.
A Year After Skripal Poisoning, Russia Offers Defiant Face to Britain and the West
Rather than ignoring the anniversary of the day a former Russian spy was found poisoned, Russia punctuated the occasion with an hourlong news conference, a 52-page report and coverage on state-run TV.
Russia Blocks Venezuela Measure at U.N., Calling It a U.S. Ploy for Regime Change
In a Cold War-style dispute at the United Nations, Russia sided with President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela and against an American resolution calling for aid distribution and new elections.