Deposed Ukrainian aircraft engine manufacturer Motor Sich chairman at heart of secret Kyiv-Moscow negotiations

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MIT drives Ankara's cautious pro-Ukraine stance 

Keen to show its support to Kyiv without alienating Russia, Turkey has had a fine balancing act to play since the start of the Ukraine conflict. Continued drone sales to Volodymyr Zelensky have put its relations with Moscow to the test.

SBU accuses FSB of masterminding Armageddon group 'cyber-occupation' 

By blaming the Crimean FSB for the cyber attacks made by advanced persistent threat group Armageddon, the SBU is looking to sensitise its foreign partners to the threat it feels it is facing as a result of the invasion of its cyber space by Russia and its allies.

Motor Sich looks to forge ties with US industry with help from VTS 

The current vacuum in the White House is extending the Western, Chinese and Russian struggle for influence over Ukrainian assets such as the aircraft engine builder Motor Sich.

Motor Sich, US defence industry's gateway to Kiev 

With the help of a discreet Washington insider, the Ukrainian engine maker is being assiduously courted by US defence groups.

Douglas goes to bat for Motor Sich 

Richard Douglas, the former deputy assistant secretary for defense for counter-narcotics under Ronald Rumsfeld and Robert Gates, is now doing [...]