- Imputiny: How Moscow gave Ramzan Kadyrov a free hand in Chechnya but plans to rescind it after his death (novayagazeta.eu)
The fifth and final part of the Novaya Europe series on how Chechnya’s future course is being plotted today. Who is pulling the strings and what might that future look like?
- Lebedev was born in Moscow. His parents were part of the Moscow intelligentsia.
- Moscow (Wikipedia)
Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at over 13 million residents within the city limits, over 18.8 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in its metropolitan area. The city covers an area of 2,511 square kilometers (970 sq mi), while the urban area covers 5,891 square kilometers (2,275 sq mi), and the metropolitan area covers over 26,000 square kilometers (10,000 sq mi). Moscow is among the world’s largest cities, being the most populous city in its entirety in Europe, the largest urban and metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent.
- On 7 April 2022, Muratov was attacked by an unknown person and covered with red paint mixed with acetone while on a train from Moscow to Samara, supposedly as an act of support for Russian troops; According to U.S. intelligence agencies, the attack was organized by Russian intelligence services.
- On 7 March 2024, the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) announced that it had neutralized a terrorist cell linked to IS in Moscow, which had intended to attack a synagogue in the city.
- Security Alert: Avoid Large Gatherings over the Next 48 Hours (ru.usembassy.gov)
The Embassy is monitoring reports that extremists have imminent plans to target large gatherings in Moscow, to include concerts, and U.S. citizens should be advised to avoid large gatherings over the next 48 hours.
- ФСБ РОССИИ ПРЕДОТВРАЩЕН ТЕРРОРИСТИЧЕСКИЙ АКТ В ОТНОШЕНИИ ОДНОГО ИЗ ЕВРЕЙСКИХ КУЛЬТОВЫХ УЧРЕЖДЕНИЙ Г. МОСКВЫ (fsb.ru)
Translated with Edge: THE FSB OF RUSSIA PREVENTED A TERRORIST ACT AGAINST ONE OF THE JEWISH RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS IN MOSCOW