Three Russian missiles slammed into the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Wednesday. They hit an apartment building, killing at least 17 people in a “double-tap” style attack. In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, rescuers work at the site of a Russian missile strike in Chernihiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP Photo) In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, rescuers work at the site of a Russian missile strike in Chernihiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP Photo) In thi ..read more

FILE - Manuel Rocha stands for a portrait at Steel Hector & Davis in Miami in January 2003, joining the firm to help open doors in Latin America. Former career U.S. diplomat Rocha was sentenced Friday, April 12, 2024, to 15 years in federal prison after admitting he worked for decades as a secret agent for communist Cuba, a plea agreement that leaves many unanswered questions about a betrayal that stunned the U.S. foreign service. (Raul Rubiera/Miami Herald via AP, File)(AP/Raul Rubiera) FILE - Manuel Rocha stands for a portrait at Steel Hector & Davis in Miami in January 2003, joining ..read more

Speaking on a crackly phone line in a Russian prison just after 8:30 p.m. local time in Mordovia on Thursday, Paul Whelan expressed deep concern that too much time is passing as the U.S. tries to free him and Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich from their illegal imprisonment. Concerned that the momentum to liberate them might lose traction because it’s an election year, Whelan wants to talk to President Joe Biden. “I’ve put in multiple requests to speak to him,” Whelan said. He said he’s asked more than a half dozen times. “He does speak to my family, and he has spoken to my paren ..read more

Six years after the Trump administration withdrew from the Iran nuclear agreement, there are new indications that Tehran is closing in on nuclear weapons capability. In this week’s edition of “The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green,” Washington Post security reporter Joby Warrick says they have enough fissile material to build three or more nuclear weapons. So will its terrorist proxies have access to them? toggle audio on and off change volume download audio Washington Post security reporter Joby Warrick joins WTOP's J.J. Green to talk about Iran's nuclear weapons c ..read more

Earlier this week, Israel killed seven members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps in an unorthodox strike on Iran’s consulate in Damascus, Syria. Iran has vowed to retaliate. So what should we expect? Emergency services work at a building hit by an air strike in Damascus, Syria, Monday, April 1, 2024. An Israeli airstrike that demolished Iran’s consulate in Damascus Monday killed two Iranian generals and five officers, Syrian and Iranian officials said Monday. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)(AP/Omar Sanadiki) Emergency services work at a building hit by an air strike in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Apri ..read more

For months, rumors have swirled about Russian President Vladimir Putin. At the heart of all the gossip is a key question. Is he still alive? (Screenshot courtesy Telegram) A claim by a mysterious Russian Telegram channel called General SVR, run by a prominent Russian political analyst, triggered a cascade of international news stories and social media posts in October of 2023. According to the channel, Putin suffered a cardiac arrest and died Thursday, Oct. 26 at 8:42 p.m. Valery Solovei, widely known for his criticism of the Kremlin, is believed to be “General SVR.” He’s predicted many events ..read more

Russia is continuing to blame the U.S. and Ukraine for the terror attack on the Crocus City Hall concert venue last Friday that killed 137 people. On this episode of “The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent JJ Green,” Dr. Hans Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project, says because of Moscow’s “blame game,” we may never know the truth. toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's JJ Green sits down with Dr. Hans Jakob Schindler to discuss Moscow SIGN UP TODAY for J.J. Green’s new national security newsletter, “Inside the SCIF.” The weekly e ..read more

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio March 24, 2024 | WTOP's JJ Green and Dimitri Sotis discuss a savage attack on a Moscow music hall Gunmen burst into a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow on Friday night and began firing automatic weapons, killing over a hundred people and injuring hundreds more. Russian Rosguardia (National Guard) servicemen secure an area near the Crocus City Hall on the western edge of Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 22, 2024. Several gunmen have burst into a big concert hall in Moscow and fired automatic weapons at the crowd, injuring an unspecifie ..read more

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio Dr. Hans Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project, explains the latest developments In this week’s episode of “The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent JJ Green”, Dr. Hans Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project, explains what the death of the leader of al-Qaida’s Yemen branch means for the terror group and the world. Source ..read more

Tucked away in an upscale hotel in the 2,300-year-old Greek city of Thessaloniki, 50 Ukrainian refugees, living in 16 European countries spent four days in late February and early March immersed in an intense project designed to upend Moscow’s high-powered, sprawling disinformation operations — one voice at a time. The hotel buzzed with activity from early morning until, oftentimes, the wee hours of the next day, during the event called “TechCamp Thessaloniki 2024: Empowering Ukrainian Voices.” The participants, bearing the deep scars of war, the uncertainty of displacement, but propelled by t ..read more