One of the Spanish villas owned by Russian Helicopters CEO Nikolai Kolesov. Photo: Maria Pevchikh / Twitter Spanish authorities have seized property belonging to Russian Helicopters CEO Nikolai Kolesov on suspicion of money laundering, according to Maria Pevchikh, head of investigations at the Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF), a non-profit founded by the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

The Ministry of Justice included the Initiative for Resistance and Dialogue (Initiative FoReDi), formed in Finland in 2024, on the list of “undesirable” organizations. In October, the initiative opened a fundraiser for the installation of a bench in memory of Alexei Navalny. The date of inclusion in the list coincided with the announcement of the collection.

In the two years since the start of the war in the Gaza Strip, the United States has allocated at least $21.7 billion in military aid to Israel. This is stated in a study by the Costs of War project at the American Brown University, which was published on October 7, the second anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel. The researchers' calculations are based largely on publicly available congressional communications.

Власти Дании накануне объявили , что ужесточат экологический контроль за нефтяными танкерами в порту Скаген, через который ежегодно проходят тысячи судов, следующих из Балтийского моря в Атлантический океан. В датском правительстве объяснили это необходимостью мер против «теневого флота», который перевозит российскую нефть. Ранее в феврале морское управление Дании уже обещало ужесточить проверки нефтяных танкеров, проходящих через датские воды.

Lithuania has lowered the level of physical protection of Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who lives in Vilnius. This was reported by the LRT portal with reference to Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys.

News The Insider 7 October 2025 One of the Spanish villas owned by Russian Helicopters CEO Nikolai Kolesov. Photo: Maria Pevchikh / Twitter Spanish authorities have seized property belonging to Russian Helicopters CEO Nikolai Kolesov on suspicion of money laundering, according to Maria Pevchikh, head of investigations at the Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF), a non-profit founded by the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

Syrian Defense Minister General Murhaf Abu Kasra announced on October 7 that a ceasefire had been agreed with Mazloum Abdi, commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Kurdish military force that controls northern and northeastern Syria. This was reported by the Syrian state news agency Sana. “I recently met with Mr. Mazloum Abdi in the capital, Damascus, where we agreed on a comprehensive ceasefire on all fronts and military positions in northern and northeastern Syria.

News The Insider October 7, 2025 Фото: NYT Donald Trump has threatened to use the Insurrection Act of 1807 to deploy troops in American cities run by Democrats who resist the use of the military on US soil, the Financial Times reports . The US president issued the warning amid two different outcomes in his attempts to send federal troops to quell protests in several cities: one court blocked the military deployment in Oregon and another allowed it in Illinois.

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has launched a major investigation into how the federal government responded to complaints of anti-Semitism on college campuses. According to Reuters, about a dozen universities, including Columbia and Minnesota, received requests for correspondence with government agencies. The commission will hold public hearings in November, with a final report expected within a year.

Danish authorities announced yesterday that they intend to tighten environmental oversight of oil tankers in the port of Skagen, through which thousands of vessels pass annually en route from the Baltic Sea to the Atlantic. The Danish government says the move is needed to counter the so-called “shadow fleet” transporting Russian oil. In February, Denmark’s maritime authority had already pledged stricter inspections of oil tankers transiting Danish waters.

In the German city of Herdecke (North Rhine-Westphalia), unknown assailants attacked the mayor Iris Stalzer. As dpa reports , citing law enforcement sources, a 57-year-old woman was found in her apartment with multiple stab wounds. Representative of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), Iris Stalzer, was recently elected mayor of Herdecke, on September 28th. Bild writes that the politician was wounded in the stomach and back, her condition is assessed as critical.

Former Open Government Minister Mikhail Abyzov is accused of embezzlement amounting to more than 390 million rubles. He is already serving a 12-year sentence. Kommersant provides details of the new case with reference to a source. According to investigators, about 395 million rubles were transferred as investments in projects of the American company Alion Energy Inc. in 2016. At the current exchange rate at that time, it was about $5 million.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said during consultations on Afghanistan that the Taliban have achieved “outstanding successes” in the fight against terrorism “under conditions of serious external pressure and with a relatively modest state budget.” Lavrov clarified that we are talking about the fight between the Taliban and the Islamic State militants.

News Spain has seized the property of the head of Russian Helicopters Nikolai Kolesov on suspicion of money laundering The Insider October 7, 2025 Photo: one of the villas owned by Nikolai Kolesov / Maria Pevchikh / Twitter Spanish authorities have seized the property of the head of the Russian Helicopters holding company, Nikolai Kolesov, on suspicion of money laundering. This was reported by the head of the FBK investigation department, Maria Pevchikh.

The new package of anti-Russian sanctions that the European Union is forming may include three companies that issued fictitious registration documents to Russian tankers in certain jurisdictions. Bloomberg writes about this with reference to relevant documents.