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Sean Rayment

Germany’s wish list on defence spending has been revealed in a leaked document

Germany is preparing to spend €377 billion on military equipment including an arsenal of cruise missiles that can reach Moscow, according to a leaked document. The country’s defence budget, which has been exempted from the constitutional limits on public borrowing,…

Scientists at secret military base at centre of Novichok murder probe fear their details may have been stolen by cyber criminals

Scientists working at a military base which was at the heart of the Skripal nerve agent probe fear their personal details may have been stolen by cyber criminals.Workers at the Defence Scientific Technical Laboratory (DSTL) at Porton Down, Salisbury, were…

Russia targets UK’s military satellites – head of Space Command warns.

By Sean Rayment Russia has been targeting and attempting to jam British military satellites, according to the head of the UK Space Command.Maj Gen Paul Tedman has for the first time set out the level of interference from Moscow against…

Ukrainian president assassination plot foiled by Polish security agencies

By Sean Rayment A plot to assassinate Volodymyr Zelensky at an airport in Poland last year involved a Polish pensioner who had been a Russian sleeper agent for decades, it can be revealed. The foiled assassination is among what is…

Paris Olympics faces a threat from terrorists and Russia

The Paris Olympics is facing a dual threat of attacks by the ISIS terrorist group and a Russian disinformation campaign, intelligence chiefs have claimed. The disclosure follows an announcement by the terror group which has called on “lone wolves” to…

The death of the Iranian president is unlikely to end Iran’s shadow war with Israel.

Even before Tehran had formally announced the death of President Ebrahim Raisi, conspiracy theories as to whether foul play was to blame began coming in rapidly. Was Israel’s Mossad, the go-to organisation Iran likes to blame for almost any catastrophe…

Two suspected Russian spies arrested in Germany after sabotage plot uncovered.

Two alleged Russian spies suspected of plotting to sabotage German military aid for Ukraine have been arrested in the southern German state of Bavaria.The two men, described as dual German-Russian nationals, were detained in Bayreuth on suspicion of spying for…