Anton Zverev
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Investigative correspondent at @Reuters.com focused on #Russia. Get in touch: zverev.reuters@proton.me
Russia paid for Moldovan Orthodox priests to make Moscow pilgrimages and gave them debit cards loaded with hundreds of dollars on their return home. In exchange, priests created Telegram channels to influence Moldova's elections reut.rs/46FHZhR
Holy war: How Russia recruited Orthodox priests to sway Moldova's voters
Russia paid for Moldovan Orthodox priests to make Moscow pilgrimages and gave them debit cards loaded with hundreds of dollars on their return home. In exchange, priests created Telegram channels to influence Moldova's elections, promoting traditional values over ‘gay Europe.’
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September 29, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Russia paid for Moldovan Orthodox priests to make Moscow pilgrimages and gave them debit cards loaded with hundreds of dollars on their return home. In exchange, priests created Telegram channels to influence Moldova's elections reut.rs/46FHZhR
Russia has resorted to using untrained spies after its operatives were expelled from Europe in response to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The case against a Canadian teenager now jailed in Poland reveals how Moscow conducts the operations. www.reuters.com/investigates...
Russia recruited a teenage spy. His arrest led to a crypto money trail
Russia is using untrained spies after operatives were expelled from Europe in 2022. The case against a Canadian teen shows how Moscow conducts the operations.
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June 12, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Russia has resorted to using untrained spies after its operatives were expelled from Europe in response to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The case against a Canadian teenager now jailed in Poland reveals how Moscow conducts the operations. www.reuters.com/investigates...
Russia is undertaking a major factory expansion in remote Siberia to ramp up production of a powerful explosive used in artillery shells and other munitions in the war in Ukraine, a Reuters review of publicly available state documents and satellite imagery has found.
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Russia building major new explosives facility as Ukraine war drags on
Increasing the supply of explosives available to fill munitions is critical to Russia’s war effort in Ukraine. A Reuters analysis of documents and satellite imagery finds that the new production line could boost its firepower significantly.
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May 8, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Russia is undertaking a major factory expansion in remote Siberia to ramp up production of a powerful explosive used in artillery shells and other munitions in the war in Ukraine, a Reuters review of publicly available state documents and satellite imagery has found.
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