Ukraine claims sinking of Russia submarine in Sevastopol – POLITICO

Ukraine claims sinking of Russia submarine in Sevastopol – POLITICO

The Ukrainian military said it launched a successful strike against a Russian submarine on Friday and damaged an S-400 air defense system in occupied Crimea. “In the port of Sevastopol, the submarine of the Russian Black Sea fleet ‘Rostov-on-Don’ was successfully attacked,” the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine wrote on Saturday in … Read more

Israeli military strikes Houthi targets in Yemen in response to Tel Aviv attack – POLITICO

Israeli military strikes Houthi targets in Yemen in response to Tel Aviv attack – POLITICO

A number of “military targets” were hit in the port city of Hodeidah in western Yemen, a Houthi stronghold, the Israeli army said, adding that its military operation was in response to “hundreds of attacks” against Israel in recent months. The “extensive operational strike” on Saturday was carried out “in order to stop and repel … Read more

Warnings mount that cybercriminals may be exploiting global tech outage – POLITICO

Warnings mount that cybercriminals may be exploiting global tech outage – POLITICO

CrowdStrike itself also issued a warning in a blog post on Saturday about actors trying to capitalize on the situation to “distribute” a malicious ZIP file. The campaign was “likely targeting” CrowdStrike customers in Latin America, it said. The U.K.’s National Cyber Security Center already warned on Friday that “opportunistic malicious actors seek to take … Read more

EU approves first-ever sanctions on Russian gas – POLITICO

EU approves first-ever sanctions on Russian gas – POLITICO

Still, the sanctions will force Moscow to overhaul its LNG business model — particularly for supplies it sends to Asia through Europe. Russia will now likely have to reroute those shipments via the Arctic Sea, requiring specially equipped icebreakers that are in short supply. For Germany, however, the disagreement wasn’t even about fuel. Berlin was … Read more

Kyiv hopes to achieve peace with Russia through intermediaries – POLITICO

Kyiv hopes to achieve peace with Russia through intermediaries – POLITICO

“We have a Ukrainian peace plan in front of us, and Russia has recently shared some terms. Each side sees the other party’s steps as the extension of the war effort,” Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said. He also cited the Black Sea Grain Initiative as a diplomatic success, as it included Russia and Ukraine, … Read more

Nara Lokesh: No Strings Attached Support To NDA, But We Expect Help For Andhra’s Development

Nara Lokesh: No Strings Attached Support To NDA, But We Expect Help For Andhra’s Development

Telugu Desam Party has extended unconditional support to BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), but we are looking forward to the Centre’s support for development of Andhra Pradesh as an electronics manufacturing hub of South India, an automotive cluster and peppering our long coastline with ports, TDP national general secretary and N Chandrababu Naidu’s son Nara … Read more

Eilat still shipless, Houthis strangle port city

Eilat still shipless, Houthis strangle port city

The Houthis of Yemen have attacked Israel at least 53 times since the beginning of the war in Gaza on October 7, 2023, according to the US Congressional Research Service. The Iran-backed Ansar Allah/Houthi movement targets not only Israeli territory but also commercial and naval vessels near Bab el Mandeb Strait as they try … Read more

Give Ukraine long-range missiles to hit Russian targets, German minister says – POLITICO

Give Ukraine long-range missiles to hit Russian targets, German minister says – POLITICO

“We are also working with other partners on this,” Baerbock said, adding that the Ukrainians are in an “extremely difficult situation.”  Germany is now Ukraine’s second-biggest arms supplier, after the Americans, but Scholz has balked at giving Ukraine Taurus missiles, fearing that to do so would draw Germany deeper into the war. The U.S. has … Read more

Frans Timmermans tried to destroy European farming, says Italian agriculture minister – POLITICO

Frans Timmermans tried to destroy European farming, says Italian agriculture minister – POLITICO

“And maybe they arrive through my ports as they once did and maybe I can rebuild an economic force that I can’t build with my country’s strength alone,” he mused. “I don’t think Timmermans is crazy. I think he coldly calculated in the interest of the Netherlands and not in the interest of Europe.” A … Read more

As Russia’s shadow fleet menaces Sweden, here’s how the EU could help

As Russia’s shadow fleet menaces Sweden, here’s how the EU could help

Elisabeth Braw is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, the author of the award-winning “Goodbye Globalization” and a regular columnist for POLITICO. An ever-growing headache, Russia’s shadow fleet, which operates outside the official maritime sector and features obscure ownership as well as virtually non-existent insurance, is now menacing Gotland — and thus Sweden. Because … Read more