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A court in Poland has sentenced two men to a combined total of over eight years in prison after they were found guilty of belonging to a criminal group spying for Russia.

The practice of recruiting Russian prisoners to fight in Ukraine has resulted in their numbers in jails dropping by at least 150,000 since the start of the war, according to a report published by the UK Ministry of Defence.

At least seven Russian and Belarusian-speaking journalists and activists were targeted by the Pegasus spyware, a new investigation has revealed.

Following the Lithuanian parliament’s decision a year and a half ago to ban Russian and Belarusian citizens living in the country from possessing weapons, all their issued permits have been revoked.

Schools in Latvia will begin to phase out Russian as a second foreign language in primary education from the 2026/2027 school year, according to changes approved by the Cabinet of Ministers on Tuesday, April 23. Schools are required to gradually replace Russian with one of the official languages of the European Union (EU).

“This is not the first incident of this kind. It is absolutely unacceptable,” said Sikorski.

President of World Athletics Sebastian Coe announced on Friday that Russians and Belarusians will not compete in athletics at the Olympic Games in Paris, despite the International Olympic Committee (IOC) allowing them to participate under neutral flags.