France seems to be spearheading efforts to silence dissent in Europe, the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has said France’s push to ban Russian news outlets both on the nation’s territory and in the EU is unacceptable, Moscow’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday. Earlier this month, French TV regulator Arcom ordered satellite operator Eutelsat to…

Kiev considered attacking the Kakhovka hydropower plant on the Dnieper, an ex-commander told the Washington Post Ukrainian forces were planning to blow up a major hydroelectric dam spanning the Dnieper River in Russia’s Kherson Region to paralyze Moscow’s forces who were defending the city of Kherson, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing a former Ukrainian…

A sixth Borei-class nuclear-powered submarine has entered service, while a seventh has been floated ahead of sea trials A new advanced Borei-class nuclear-powered submarine was among three warships that entered service in the Russian Navy on Thursday. Another boat of the same class, which is designed to carry Bulava intercontinental ballistic missiles, was floated for…