Tag: Financial Times investigation

International Business

Putin Finds It Easier to Kill the Competition Than Compete

Fiona MacLeod

Kremlin Unveils Revolutionary Economic Strategy: If You Cannot Build a Better Product, Eliminate the People Who Can MOSCOW, 11 October 2026 – European intelligence agencies have warned that Russia is expanding suspected assassination operations against executives of Western defence manufacturers, according to a Financial Times investigation, prompting fresh questions about the Kremlin’s grasp of industrial competition. Having failed to convince Europe that Russian military equipment is the future of modern…

International

Kremlin Assassination Plots: Diplomacy Without the Meetings

Isla Campbell

Moscow Introduces a Streamlined Foreign Policy in Which Negotiations Are Replaced by Funeral Arrangements BERLIN, 11 October 2026 – European intelligence agencies have warned that Russia is stepping up alleged assassination plots against senior executives of European defence companies, according to a Financial Times investigation. The revelations have rattled NATO capitals, though Moscow’s approach to international relations does carry one undeniable administrative advantage: dead people rarely ask for a follow-up…