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Emma Burrows

@eburrows.bsky.social
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AP European Security Correspondent. Previously with CNN in Moscow & ITN in London. Speak Russian & Spanish

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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The sheer amount of horrible stuff online and the fact that people can be recruited and groomed so easily means there are more physical attacks in the U.K., senior British police officials said, adding that tech companies need to step up to help fight it. apnews.com/article/brit...
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Technology is driving an increase in attacks and threats to the UK, senior officials say
Senior British policing officials say technology and online platforms are increasingly being exploited for threats to the United Kingdom.
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Russia likely launched drones which closed airports across northern Europe from shadow ships. NATO's deputy commander didn't blame Moscow directly but told me the activity fits the pattern of malign Russian behavior, including sabotage, across Europe. apnews.com/projects/rus...
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Russia likely used shadow ships to wage a drone campaign in Europe, report says
According to the International Institute of Strategic Studies think tank, Russia likely used shadow ships to launch drones over Europe, surveilling military sites and repeatedly disrupted civilian avi...
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
NATO’s Deputy Commander told me he wants the summit in Turkey to spur members to spend more on defense and underline the unity of the alliance. With President Donald Trump & Britain waiting for a defence spending plan, that is going to be a challenge 👇 apnews.com/article/nato...
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AP Exclusive: NATO deputy commander wants Turkey summit to spur more defense spending and show unity
NATO's deputy commander said he wants a summit in Turkey to encourage member countries to spend more on defense and support Ukraine.
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
During military exercises in Sweden, Ukrainian drone pilots (teaching NATO allies how to win at drone warfare) "killed" the Western troops. Pilot: “They stopped the training 3 times” to work out what to do better, but in real life they would've been dead. apnews.com/article/russ...
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
This is what Russia’s hybrid war against Europe looks like. MAP👇 191 incidents of sabotage, arson, attempted assassination & kidnap, one killing, cyberattacks & influence ops - all blamed on Russia by Western officials since 2022 & tracked by @apnews.com apnews.com/article/russ...
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
3 intelligence officials told me Russia is ramping up & expanding attempts to kill its opponents across Europe. At least 6 attempted killings + 1 death since the invasion of Ukraine. These are among 191 attacks & other incidents linked to Russia, tracked by @apnews.com apnews.com/article/russ...
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Russia is ramping up its attempts to kill opponents in Europe, intelligence officials say
Three Western intelligence officials from different countries have told The Associated Press that a campaign of targeted killings they blame on Russia has ramped up since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukr...
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The UK sanctioned people who trafficked young women from Africa to Russia to work in a Shahed drone factory - almost 18 months after @AP first exposed how the women were duped by Alabuga. Some use caustic chemicals causing their faces to become pockmarked. apnews.com/article/russ...
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Africans recruited to work in Russia say they were duped into building drones for use in Ukraine
To fill an urgent labor shortage, the Kremlin has been recruiting women from places like Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, South Sudan, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria, as well as Sri Lanka.
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
A U.S. defense official told me for @apnews.com the U.S. military didn’t have prior knowledge of Trump’s decision to pull 5,000 troops from Germany and learned about it “in real time.” apnews.com/article/germ...
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Troop withdrawal announcement adds to friction between Europe and Trump
The German defense minister has responded to the U.S. plan to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, emphasizing the mutual benefits of the U.S. military presence in Europe.
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Russia is sending Iran more advanced drones which are expected to arrive in the country imminently. It’s unclear how many Russia is sending. A US official said Russia may be sending Starlink-capable drones after Elon Musk turned off Russia’s Starlink access in Ukraine apnews.com/article/russ...
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Russia is sending upgraded drones used in the Ukraine war to Iran, officials say
U.S. and European officials have told The Associated Press that Russia is sending a shipment of drones to Iran including upgraded versions of the drone technology that Tehran originally supplied to Mo...
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
A “sizeable” number of US Patriot air defense missiles have been moved from Europe toward the Middle East, leaving concerning gaps in Europe’s air defenses against Russia, U.S. defense officials told me. Stocks are “absolutely” dwindling and the situation is “concerning.” apnews.com/article/patr...
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As the US shifts missiles towards Iran, officials raise concerns of gaps in European air defenses
U.S. defense officials have told The Associated Press that a sizable number of Patriot air defense interceptor missiles have moved from Europe towards the Middle East.
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Zelenskyy says Ukraine will face shortages of missiles due to the US-Israel war with Iran. Presumably, if Ukraine faces those shortages, so do other European nations - such as Germany - which have Patriots. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Ukraine faces missile shortage due to Middle East war, says Zelensky
In an exclusive interview with the BBC, the Ukrainian president says Putin wants a
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Damage in Latvia, Poland, Denmark, Norway. And those are the attacks we know about. Latvia's security service is the latest warning that Russia is attacking critical infrastructure across Europe. Italy is also investigating unidentified rail sabotage at Winter Olympics. apnews.com/article/russ...
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Latvia's security service says 2 people set fire to a train and rail equipment for Russia
Latvia’s State Security Service says two people set fire to a train and key railway equipment in Russia’s interest.
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Trump downplayed the importance of Russia reportedly sharing information to strike US targets with Iran saying “it’s not helping them much.” He seemed to suggest it wouldn’t affect his view of the US-Russia relationship. Via @seungminkim1.bsky.social apnews.com/article/iran...
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Trump downplays importance of Russia reportedly sharing intel with Iran to help it hit US targets
President Donald Trump says it's inconsequential if Russia has provided Iran with information to help Tehran target U.S. military personnel and assets in the Middle East.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 06/03/2026
An American anti-drone system proven to work against Russian drones in Ukraine will soon be sent to the Middle East to bolster U.S. defenses against Iranian drones, two U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Friday.
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US to send anti-drone system to the Mideast after successful use in Ukraine, officials say
An anti-drone system developed by an American company and proven to work in Ukraine soon will head to the Middle East to help defend against Iranian drones.
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
The US is soon sending the Merops anti-drone system - proven to work in Ukraine - to the Mideast to counter Iranian drones. There are limited effective anti-drone defenses there now and the US response to Iran’s drones has been “disappointing” US officials told me. apnews.com/article/iran...
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US to send anti-drone system to the Mideast after successful use in Ukraine, officials say
An anti-drone system developed by an American company and proven to work in Ukraine soon will head to the Middle East to help defend against Iranian drones.
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Alix Kroeger @alixkroeger.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Climate change is melting Greenland's ice, affecting its politics, its cultures and its sled dogs. By @eburrows.bsky.social on @apnews.com
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A Greenland sled dog champion fears for his culture as climate change melts the ice
Dog sled culture in northern Greenland is at risk as climate change is causing the ice and snow to melt. In January, temperatures in the town of Ilulissat should be well below freezing but this year t...
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Four years ago, Russia invaded Ukraine again. Among all the headlines, meetings and diplomatic wrangling, it's worth remembering that this is what that war looks like for Ukrainians. apnews.com/photo-galler...
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4 years of war in Ukraine, in photos
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, launched Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II. This photo gallery looks back at four years of war.
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
I spent 3 weeks in Greenland. The temp is normally well below freezing in Ilulissat. This Jan, there was no snow & ice. That affects dog sled culture. But the town’s glacier also carves more icebergs & sea levels rise, impacting low lying Europe & Pacific islands. apnews.com/projects/gre...
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A Greenland sled dog champion fears for his culture as climate change melts the ice
Dog sled culture in northern Greenland is at risk as climate change is causing the ice and snow to melt. In January, temperatures in the town of Ilulissat should be well below freezing but this year t...
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Putin thinks he can outsmart Trump over Ukraine & Russian officials believe the US remains Moscow's "main enemy," Estonia's intel chief told @apnews.com. Fiona Hill, suggested Trump won’t let that stand in his way as his officials are spinning that he's a peacemaker. apnews.com/article/russ...
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Russia can’t attack NATO this year but plans to boost its own forces, an intelligence chief says
A senior European intelligence chief says Russia cannot launch an attack on NATO this year or next but is planning to increase its forces significantly along the alliance’s eastern flank, depending on...
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
I’ve spent months painstakingly tracking Russian sabotage and drone strikes on Ukraine but nothing I’ve done has garnered quite the same response as a Greenlandic sled dog pinching a camera - and hitting record - while we were filming for @apnews.com in Greenland’s Arctic.
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Temperatures are as low as -30 in Ukraine and Russia is attacking the energy grid. Ukrainians are living in homes with no power and heating - they can’t cook for their children or warm milk for babies. As soon as minimal power is restored, Russia attacks again. apnews.com/article/russ...
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Families suffer as Ukrainian engineers can no longer keep up with repairing infrastructure
Residents of Kyiv are struggling through a harsh winter as months of Russian drone and missile strikes have left hundreds of thousands without heat or electricity.
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
“The commander told me, ‘You have been made to sign a contract to join the battalion. You cannot do any other work here. You have been deceived.” One Bangladeshi man said he was beaten by Russians with shovels, handcuffed and tortured. Must read from @apnews.com apnews.com/article/russ...
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Workers from Bangladesh sought jobs in Russia but instead got sent to combat in Ukraine
An Associated Press investigation found that Bangladeshi workers were lured to Russia by the false promise of civilian jobs and thrust onto the battlefield in the Ukraine war.
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Danish PM Mette Frederiksen has arrived in Greenland after a pretty rough week. She got off the plane and was met by Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen: the two greeted each other with a big hug. There’s been no word from either of them yet about what Trump’s “framework” for Greenland looks like.
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Trump says he needs Greenland to deter Russia and China but Kaja Kallas, the EU’s top diplomat says the only countries his behaviour benefits are those two.
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Spoke to a senior military official who said the European decision to send small numbers of troops to Greenland may have given the impression that an “Armada” of ships was sailing there, when the reality was that European nations said they would send not more than a few dozen troops collectively.
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Met a 9-year-old girl at today’s protest in Nuuk, Greenland who told me she is being taught about NATO at school and about how to stand up to bullies. Another Greenlander suggested the threat from Trump’s tariffs is an existential threat to the international order that we’ve lived by since 1945.
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Tillie Martinussen, former Greenland MP at protest in Nuuk told @apnews.com "A tariff of 25% is nothing against the free world…that's the way you have to look at it…This is a fight for freedom. It's for NATO, it's for everything the Western Hemisphere has been fighting for since World War II.”
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Particular thanks go to kind former colleagues at CNN who lent us some kit after we arrived - but our bags did not. bsky.app/profile/ebur...
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
International journalists have descended on Greenland. Some Greenlanders are doing dozens of interviews a day and they say they want Trump and the White House to "back off." “It’s just weird how obsessed he is with Greenland," one Greenlander said. apnews.com/article/gree...
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International media flock to Greenland as Trump turns the Arctic island into a geopolitical hot spot
International journalists have been flocking to Greenland's capital, Nuuk during the geopolitical crisis triggered by U.S.
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Greenlanders told @apnews.com they view Denmark & other allies decision to boost military in Greenland as “protection” even though Euro military officials haven’t said the goal is to deter a US move against the island. People say they are scared & want Trump to back off. apnews.com/article/gree...
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Trump says he needs to control Greenland because he says the sea is full of Russian & Chinese ships. "The only Chinese I see is when I go to the fast food market,” a man told me in Greenland’s capital Nuuk. "Fantasy," is what another man called Trump's claim. apnews.com/article/fact...
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FACT FOCUS: Trump repeats false claims when discussing Greenland's security in the Arctic
U.S. President Donald Trump has made an American takeover of Greenland a focus of his second term in the White House.
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Fiona Hill, Trump’s former security advisor, told @apnews.com Russia’s ambassador to US hinted many times that Russia was willing to let the U.S. act as it wanted in Venezuela if the U.S. did the same for Russia in Ukraine. “But nobody was interested then.” 7 years later… apnews.com/article/russ...
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Trump's former Russia adviser says Russia offered US free rein in Venezuela in exchange for Ukraine
Russian officials suggested in 2019 that the Kremlin might reduce support for Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela in exchange for a free hand in Ukraine.
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Russia is evacuating families of diplomats from Venezuela, a European official told @apnews.com. They said Russian officials are “very grim” about Venezuela. Russia’s MFA said it isn’t evacuating the embassy but didn’t address Qs about the evacuations of diplomat families. apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump warns Maduro against playing 'tough' as US escalates pressure campaign on Venezuela
President Donald Trump has delivered a new warning to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Trump said Monday if the Venezuelan leader "plays tough, it’ll be the last time he’s ever be able to play tou...
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
It's 147 now because Danish officials said hackers connected to the Russian state hacked a water company last year, bursting pipes, leaving homes without water. A different group also targeted Danish websites ahead of local elections in November. bsky.app/profile/ebur...
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 18/12/2025
The Associated Press has tracked 145 cases of sabotage and disruption that Western officials blame on Russia since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. They say Moscow wants to drain Europe’s investigative resources. #APPhoto : KPRM bit.ly/4aoSVEc
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
I've tracked 145 cases of sabotage and disruption @apnews.com that Western officials blame on Russia. They say Moscow wants to drain Europe's security resources and identify weak spots. Arson & explosives plots particularly increased: 2023: 1 2024: 26 2025: 6 apnews.com/projects/rus...
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Russia wants to drain Europe's security resources with sabotage campaign, officials say | AP News
The Associated Press has tracked 145 cases of sabotage and disruption that Western officials blame on Russia since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. They say Moscow wants to drain Europe’s investigative r...
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 18/11/2025
Two Ukrainian citizens working for Russia are suspected of blowing up a railway line in Poland over the weekend, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.
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Poland says 2 Ukrainians working for Russia are suspected of being involved in railway blast
Prime Minister Donald Tusk says two Ukrainian citizens working for Russia are suspected of blowing up a railway line in Poland.
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Finland turned on the beauty for @apnews.com interview with President Alexander Stubb. Stubb’s jacket references “sisu” - the Finnish concept of resilience and grit which the Finns displayed when fighting two wars with Russia. Stubb is trying to make “sisu” the new “sauna.” youtu.be/djjsEo8D5WU
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 16/11/2025
A ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely before spring and Europe must boost support, Finland’s president says in AP interview.
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Finland's president urges Europe to hold its nerve as he warns no ceasefire likely soon in Ukraine
President Alexander Stubb of Finland told The Associated Press that a ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely before spring.
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Finland’s President Alexander Stubb spoke with me for @apnews.com about Ukraine, Russian sabotage & how he built a good relationship with Trump over golf. Stubb said he talks to Trump about Ukraine & dealing with Putin: “If he accepts 1 out of 10 ideas, that’s good.” apnews.com/article/stub...
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Finland's president urges Europe to hold its nerve as he warns no ceasefire likely soon in Ukraine
President Alexander Stubb of Finland told The Associated Press that a ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely before spring.
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
AP Exclusive: Poland & Romania are deploying new anti-drone tech backed by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt to tackle Russian drones. The Merops system uses AI, fits in the back of a pickup truck & fires drones against drones. Denmark will also use it, NATO officials said. apnews.com/article/russ...
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As Russian drone incursions rattle Europe, Poland and Romania deploy a new defensive system
Poland and Romania are deploying a new weapons system to defend against Russian drones. The American Merops system can identify and target drones using AI, even when communications are jammed.
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
5 men were just jailed in London for their roles in a arson attack masterminded by Russia - part of a wider sabotage campaign. At @apnews.com I have now tracked at least 25 arson or explosives plots across Europe linked to Russia by Western officials since 2022. Map 👉 apnews.com/article/brit...
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Men sentenced over London arson attack masterminded by Russia as part of a wider sabotage campaign
A British judge has sentenced five men for their roles in an arson attack in London that authorities say was masterminded by Russian intelligence as part of a wider campaign of sabotage and disruption...
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Almost all news outlets - including @apnews.com colleagues - leave the Pentagon after not agreeing to new reporting rules. apnews.com/article/pent...
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Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules
Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces on Wednesday, the price for refusing to agree to new restrictions on their jobs being removal from being at the sea...
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
How @apnews.com photographer Lindsey Wasson broke the news to Mary E. Brunkow that she’d just won the Nobel Prize in medicine. www.ap.org/the-definiti....
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Behind the lens: Breaking the news to a Nobel Prize winner | The Associated Press
They say a picture is worth 1,000 words, but these photos may be worth a Nobel Prize.   In the early hours of Monday morning, Seattle-based AP
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
September has been fraught for Europe… Joined @npr.org @the1a.org today to talk drone incursions, Russian fighter jets, sabotage and Europe’s “drone wall” project. the1a.org/segments/why...
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Why are Russian aircraft violating NATO airspace?
The alliance's airspace is busy these days. And not in a good way.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 24/09/2025
Estonia is extending a fence along its border with Russia and building anti-tank ditches and bunkers in preparation for a potential conflict with Moscow.
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Europe urgently needs to solve its Russian drone problem, Baltic officials say
Estonia is extending a fence along its border with Russia and building anti-tank ditches and bunkers in preparation for a potential conflict with Moscow.
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Thank you! bsky.app/profile/matt...
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Europe has a drone problem I went to Latvia, Lithuania Estonia - NATO’s Russian border - & spoke to officials about what they need. Estonia’s Lt. Gen Andrus Merilo wants “affordable” & mass produced tech. “I don’t need high-end capabilities” to fire against cheap drones apnews.com/article/russ...
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Europe has a Russian drone problem. Here are ways it could be solved
Estonia is extending a fence along its border with Russia and building anti-tank ditches and bunkers in preparation for a potential conflict with Moscow.
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Emma Burrows @eburrows.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Russian jets violating Estonian airspace ignored signals from NATO pilots, Estonian officials told @apnews.com The Russian jets “acknowledged” communication but didn’t follow signs which is partly why they were in Estonian airspace for so long - 12 minutes. apnews.com/article/russ...
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Russian jets over Estonia ignored signals from NATO pilots, officials say
A senior Estonian military official said Russian pilots ignored signals from Italian jets during a 12-minute violation of Estonian airspace.
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Alix Kroeger @alixkroeger.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Difficult for Nato to defend against drone incursions. Missiles are expensive, drones cheap, but the damage a drone strike can do (to an energy plant, say) far outweighs even the cost of a missile. Analysis from @eburrows.bsky.social for @apnews.com
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NATO's first drone battle pits million-dollar jets against cheap drones, exposing vulnerabilities
For over three years, Ukraine has been battling Russian attack drones. On Wednesday, NATO confronted a similar challenge.
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