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Martin Schram: A give-and-take with Gorbachev

When Mikhail Gorbachev walked into the room for our interview in Moscow, he brought with him the impressive aura of a man who was still a sitting president, a confident leader who was prepared to devote just a bit of his busy schedule to yet another ho-hum exercise of message…

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The 1991 coup attempt Mikhail Gorbachev barely survived

After a three-day-long attempt to overthrow his presidency, Gorbachev returns to power as the collapse of Soviet communism continues at rapid pace, writes Michael Dobbs

The Independent UK

History's bookends: Putin reversed many Gorbachev reforms

Mikhail Gorbachev stood for freedom, openness, peace and closer ties with the outside world

The Independent UK

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Gorbachev’s successors: who led Russia after the last leader of the Soviet Union?

Three people have been president of Russia since the Soviet Union disintegrated

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin may use the murder of Darya Dugina to his advantage. But the path ahead is risky for the Russian leader

Since Vladimir Putin first came to power, many of his critics and supporters have died in strange and violent circumstances. But the fiery death of Darya Dugina is different.

ABC News

Olympic medal machine Victor Kovalenko: ‘They said I can make a choice to sail for Russia or Ukraine’

It has been 30 years since the now coach made a decision that set him on a path to Australia – and unprecedented prosperity

The Guardian - AU

‘I can’t believe this is happening’: Ukraine marks 31 years of independence

As Volodymyr Zelenskiy hopes Ukraine will soon be able to celebrate victory day, public gatherings are banned amid fears Russia plans to step up attacks

The Guardian - UK

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Stolen identities and KGB uniforms: Hawaiian ‘spy’ lovers face court – but is it all that it seems?

Walter Glenn Primrose and Gwynn Darle Morrison, both 66, were indicted for conspiracy and identity theft, federal court documents show. Johanna Chisholm unravels the complicated case

The Independent UK

Stolen identities, KGB uniforms and invisible ink: Busted Hawaiian ‘spy’ lovers face court – but is it all that it seems?

Walter Glenn Primrose and Gwynn Darle Morrison, both 66, were indicted for conspiracy and identity theft, federal court documents show. Johanna Chisholm unravels the complicated case

The Independent UK

Hawaii couple remain jailed amid mystery about stolen IDs

A U.S. judge is upholding a previous ruling to detain a Hawaii couple accused of stealing identities of dead babies

The Independent UK

Kremlin Claims Monkeypox Could Be a Secret U.S. Bioweapon

Washington needs to stop being a pushover in the global info war.

Foreign Policy

Wife of defense contractor claims stolen ID is her real name

The wife of a U.S. defense contractor, who together are charged in Hawaii federal court with stealing the identities of two deceased Texas infants and living under their names for three decades, says she's not the person prosecutors say she is

The Independent UK

Vadim Bakatin, last head of Soviet KGB, dies at 84

Vadim Bakatin, a liberal politician who briefly headed the Soviet KGB in the months leading up to the collapse of the USSR, has died at the age of 84, Russian state media said on Monday.

Reuters

‘I hate them’: Dmitry Medvedev’s journey from liberal to anti-western hawk

Critics say former Russian leader’s furious tirades are a desperate attempt to retain political relevance

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The Independent UK

The inside story of the Cold War double agent who says he was abandoned after decades of service

‘M’ tells Eleni Braat and Ben de Jong about his life and how, in the end, he was deserted by the paymasters he had served

Benzinga

Biden, Putin, A Notorious Russian Terrorist And A Medical Marijuana-Possessing Female Basketball Player: A Drama Update

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday that he is open to a call with U.S.

The Guardian - UK

Evgeny Lebedev wanted private Russia trip for Johnson when mayor of London

Weekend trip was discussed in 2013 at Moscow dinner with London mayor’s chief of staff and Lebedev’s ex-KGB agent father

The Independent UK

Invisible ink, coded papers add mystery to ID theft case

Bobby Edward Fort enlisted in the Coast Guard in 1994 and retired 22 years later with a secret security clearance that allowed him to land a job in Honolulu as a defense contractor

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The Independent UK

Married couple charged for using identities of dead children for decades

US authorities say Walter Glenn Primrose and Gwynn Darle Morrison, who lived for years using the names of two dead infants, should be held without bail on charges of identity theft

ABC News

Married Hawaii couple charged with conspiring against US government after allegedly using names of dead children as fake identities

Prosecutors say the pair used the names of dead children and other aliases as fake identities and had old photos of themselves in Russian spy agency uniforms.

The Conversation

Revealed: untold story of the CIA/Stasi double agent abandoned after 22 years of service

I was naked, tied to a hard chair with handcuffs. Three or four burly fellows in uniform are standing around me, one of them behind me with a truncheon… ‘Sie sind ein Verräter! [You are a traitor!],’ they snap.

The Independent UK

UK's Boris Johnson defends meeting ex-KGB agent at party

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has defended meeting a Russian oligarch with a KGB past

The National (Scotland)

Johnson claims meeting with former KGB officer Lebedev was not pre-arranged

Johnson said officials were aware in advance he was attending an event at the house of the Russian oligarch’s son, Evgeny Lebedev, in Italy

The Independent UK

Johnson insists meeting with former KGB officer Lebedev was not pre-arranged

The Prime Minister said officials were aware in advance he was attending the event.

Daily Mirror

'Clumsy' Vladimir Putin hobbles down steps with arm stiff by side as he arrives in Iran

Bizarre footage of the Russian leader shows his right arm completely rigid and not moving as he walked down the red carpet which was rolled out at Mehrabad airport

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