Key events Russia arrests British embassy guard on suspicion of false flag plot Meanwhile, Russia said it detained a Russian security guard working at the British Embassy in Moscow. claiming he was hired by Ukraine to attack the British ambassador under a false flag, AFP reported. The FSB security service reported this. the man was recruited by a Ukrainian blogger working for that country’s security service monitor events and people in the British embassy and take into account their security system. Ukraine then “planned to use the information received to prepare and carry out sabotage and terrorist attacks against the head of the British diplomatic mission and other diplomats, and then blame the Russian side,” the FSB said in a statement, without providing any evidence. Kyiv and London did not respond to the accusations. The arrest comes just hours after British prosecutors said Wednesday they had charged a 31-year-old British man with allegedly making contact with a member of Russia’s military intelligence agency, the GRU. NATO allies foiled plan to sabotage Russian submarine cable, Reuters reports Meanwhile, Reuters reported that NATO allies have interrupted a Russian plot to use a secret weapon designed to shut down critical undersea cables without leaving any fingerprints. A resident rides a bicycle next to a Norwegian flag fluttering in the wind in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway. Photograph: Lisi Niesner/Reuters Two 1,400 km long submarine fiber optic cables connecting Svalbard to the Norwegian mainland. lie at a depth of 2700 meters below the surface of the sea. They carry enormous volumes of satellite data loaded onto the SvalSat satellite ground station, the world’s largest and part of NASA’s Near Space Network. A covert Russian operation to disable them was reportedly discovered and disrupted by NATO allies Britain, Norway and the United States earlier this spring. when they tracked and confronted Russian vessels at sea. Russia did not damage a single cable. Exercise focused on simulating technology deployment in the event of a conflict with NATO, the officials said. They declined to detail how the technology works. In April, Britain and Norway said they had uncovered a covert Russian operation in Arctic waters. However, the discovery of new weapons, the location of the operation and the participation of the United States have not been reported. “Thanks to our joint operation, we sent a clear signal to Russia that they cannot act in secret,Norwegian Minister of Defense Tore Sandvik the statement says. “We did it Russian authorities are clear that any attempt to attack our critical infrastructure will be detected And that had consequences,” he said. “The escalation of tension in the Far North is not in anyone’s interests.” The Russian Ministry of Defense did not respond to requests for comment on the incident. The Kremlin consistently denies carrying out sabotage operations in NATO countries or preparing any confrontation. Morning opening: Russian attacks continue as Zelensky continues diplomatic tour Jakub Krupa At least nine people were killed in daylong Russian strikes in Ukraine, targeting warehouses and ports across the country. The incident reportedly killed five people and injured 24. Sumy region, four people killed and 19 wounded in a separate attack on a Ukrainian Black Sea port Nikolaev. The latest wave of attacks has arrived President Vladimir Zelensky continues his international diplomatic tour with talks on air defense and winterization in Canada. President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky and his wife Elena Zelenskaya arrived in Calgary, Canada. Photo: Canadian Press/Shutterstock In a statement this morning he emphasized Ukraine’s ability to retaliate against Russia, as he said: “In the last 24 hours Our soldiers attacked eight Russian infrastructure facilities supporting the war. An oil refinery in the Yamalo-Nenets region and a seaport in Dagestan were damaged. Facilities in the Moscow, Voronezh, Astrakhan and Bryansk regions were also affected. Russia continues its daily terror against Ukraine. And every day he receives a fair answer. I thank every warrior and everyone who ensures our range and accuracy.” Late yesterday evening the Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre said that Zelensky’s plane was nearly shot down by a drone as it flew from Moldova to Oslo earlier this week. “This is just the reality he lives in,” he told broadcaster NRK. Alleged incident occurred during previously reported drone incursions in Moldova and Romania on Tuesday evening (Europe Live, Tuesday). The Ukrainian side did not comment on what happened. Separately, This morning, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte meets with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadeful.and the pair are set to discuss Ukraine and Germany’s own experiences with Russia in recent weeks following the attempted drone attack in Leipzig. I’ll bring you key lines from their talks and other news from across Europe. His Thursday, September 10, 2026his Jakub Krupa here and this Europe Live. Good morning. 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Russia arrests British embassy guard on suspicion of false flag plot Meanwhile, Russia said it detained a Russian security guard working at the British Embassy in Moscow. claiming he was hired by Ukraine to attack the British ambassador under a false flag, AFP reported. The FSB security service reported this. the man was recruited by a Ukrainian blogger working for that country’s security service monitor events and people in the British embassy and take into account their security system. Ukraine then “planned to use the information received to prepare and carry out sabotage and terrorist attacks against the head of the British diplomatic mission and other diplomats, and then blame the Russian side,” the FSB said in a statement, without providing any evidence. Kyiv and London did not respond to the accusations. The arrest comes just hours after British prosecutors said Wednesday they had charged a 31-year-old British man with allegedly making contact with a member of Russia’s military intelligence agency, the GRU.
NATO allies foiled plan to sabotage Russian submarine cable, Reuters reports Meanwhile, Reuters reported that NATO allies have interrupted a Russian plot to use a secret weapon designed to shut down critical undersea cables without leaving any fingerprints. A resident rides a bicycle next to a Norwegian flag fluttering in the wind in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway. Photograph: Lisi Niesner/Reuters Two 1,400 km long submarine fiber optic cables connecting Svalbard to the Norwegian mainland. lie at a depth of 2700 meters below the surface of the sea. They carry enormous volumes of satellite data loaded onto the SvalSat satellite ground station, the world’s largest and part of NASA’s Near Space Network. A covert Russian operation to disable them was reportedly discovered and disrupted by NATO allies Britain, Norway and the United States earlier this spring. when they tracked and confronted Russian vessels at sea. Russia did not damage a single cable. Exercise focused on simulating technology deployment in the event of a conflict with NATO, the officials said. They declined to detail how the technology works. In April, Britain and Norway said they had uncovered a covert Russian operation in Arctic waters. However, the discovery of new weapons, the location of the operation and the participation of the United States have not been reported. “Thanks to our joint operation, we sent a clear signal to Russia that they cannot act in secret,Norwegian Minister of Defense Tore Sandvik the statement says. “We did it Russian authorities are clear that any attempt to attack our critical infrastructure will be detected And that had consequences,” he said. “The escalation of tension in the Far North is not in anyone’s interests.” The Russian Ministry of Defense did not respond to requests for comment on the incident. The Kremlin consistently denies carrying out sabotage operations in NATO countries or preparing any confrontation.
Morning opening: Russian attacks continue as Zelensky continues diplomatic tour Jakub Krupa At least nine people were killed in daylong Russian strikes in Ukraine, targeting warehouses and ports across the country. The incident reportedly killed five people and injured 24. Sumy region, four people killed and 19 wounded in a separate attack on a Ukrainian Black Sea port Nikolaev. The latest wave of attacks has arrived President Vladimir Zelensky continues his international diplomatic tour with talks on air defense and winterization in Canada. President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky and his wife Elena Zelenskaya arrived in Calgary, Canada. Photo: Canadian Press/Shutterstock In a statement this morning he emphasized Ukraine’s ability to retaliate against Russia, as he said: “In the last 24 hours Our soldiers attacked eight Russian infrastructure facilities supporting the war. An oil refinery in the Yamalo-Nenets region and a seaport in Dagestan were damaged. Facilities in the Moscow, Voronezh, Astrakhan and Bryansk regions were also affected. Russia continues its daily terror against Ukraine. And every day he receives a fair answer. I thank every warrior and everyone who ensures our range and accuracy.” Late yesterday evening the Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre said that Zelensky’s plane was nearly shot down by a drone as it flew from Moldova to Oslo earlier this week. “This is just the reality he lives in,” he told broadcaster NRK. Alleged incident occurred during previously reported drone incursions in Moldova and Romania on Tuesday evening (Europe Live, Tuesday). The Ukrainian side did not comment on what happened. Separately, This morning, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte meets with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadeful.and the pair are set to discuss Ukraine and Germany’s own experiences with Russia in recent weeks following the attempted drone attack in Leipzig. I’ll bring you key lines from their talks and other news from across Europe. His Thursday, September 10, 2026his Jakub Krupa here and this Europe Live. Good morning.