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- 1Russian surveillance firm allegedly infiltrated Europe's police●Russian tech surveillance company infiltrated Europe’s law enforcement agencies
Russian surveillance technology was reportedly used by Western law enforcement agencies, according to reporting by POLITICO. The same technology deployed by European police forces was allegedly being developed in Russia and sold to Russian security services, raising concerns that European agencies relied on surveillance tools with direct links to Russian state clients. The report has prompted questions about vetting of police technology procurement in Europe.
- 2Oxygen Forensics also worked with EU law enforcement, reports say●Oxygen Forensics, which supplied software to U.S. government agencies and Russia’s FSB, also worked with EU law enforcement
Oxygen Forensics, a digital forensics firm that supplied software to U.S. government agencies and Russia's FSB, is now reported to have also worked with European Union law enforcement. The revelation is raising questions in Brussels about how EU bodies came to rely on tools from a company serving both Western agencies and Russian security services.
- 3Zelensky forwards petition to strip Potap of honors title●Зеленский перенаправил в Кабмин и СБУ петицию о лишении Потапа звания «Заслуженный артист» для дальнейшего рассмотрения
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has forwarded to the Cabinet of Ministers and the Security Service a petition demanding that producer and performer Potap (Oleksiy Potapenko) be stripped of his 'Merited Artist of Ukraine' title. Zelensky thanked petition signers for their civic engagement, saying initiatives defending Ukrainian culture deserve consideration. The petition's specific allegations against Potap are not detailed in available reporting, and no decision has been made yet.