Tagged: Russia

Conrad Omodiagbe

Kazakhstan’s President Nazarbayev Steps Down after 30 years in Office

In a surprise move on Tuesday, Kazakhstan’s first president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, announced his resignation from office in a televised address, after occupying the country’s highest political position for almost 30 years. The 78-year-old, often referred to as the last Soviet-era leader, has led the oil-rich country since the dissolution of the Soviet Union (USSR) in […]

The Election Network

Ukraine ready to take on Russian election hackers

At the headquarters of Ukraine’s SBU security service more than a dozen local and Western security experts watch a simulated foreign cyber attack on several big screens ahead of this month’s presidential vote. During the joint EU-Ukraine cyber security drills the Westerners pretend to be hackers attacking the country’s central election commission, while the Ukrainians […]