Russian spy: UK to expel 23 Russian diplomats

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  The UK will expel 23 Russian diplomats after Moscow refused to explain how a Russian-made nerve agent was used on a former spy in Salisbury, the PM says. Theresa May said the diplomats, who have a week to leave, were identified as “undeclared intelligence officers”. The UK later told the UN Security Council that…

Russia could disconnect from global Internet in event of war: Putin adviser

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Moscow also building alternative Domain Name System A top information-technology adviser to President Vladimir Putin has indicated in an interview that Russia could disconnect itself from the global Internet in time of war to lessen its vulnerability to the West. “Technically, we are ready for any action now,” Herman Klimenko reportedly told Russian television station…

Russia ‘test-fires hypersonic Kinzhal missile’

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  Russia says it has successfully test-launched a hypersonic missile, one of a range of nuclear-capable weapons announced by President Vladimir Putin earlier this month. The country’s defence ministry released video footage showing the missile detaching from a fighter jet and leaving a fiery trail behind it. It said the intended target was hit. On…