Michael Schwirtz

TOKYO — Soon after troops invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Western leaders expelled hundreds of Russian spies from their capitals and blacklisted companies with ties to the Kremlin.

In Moldova, Moscow paid Orthodox priests, conducted a vote-buying scheme and set up training camps on election interference — all in an effort to derail the Western-leaning government.

Plus, your Friday news quiz.

Here’s how speedy access to satellite imagery is bolstering Ukraine.

The Russian drone pilots had bedded down for the night. Their white vehicle was parked in the driveway of a small house in occupied southern Ukraine.

SOON after Russian troops invaded Ukraine in Feb 2022, Western leaders expelled hundreds of Russian spies and blacklisted companies with ties to the Kremlin

The Russian drone pilots had bedded down for the night. Their white vehicle was parked in the driveway of a small house in occupied southern Ukraine.

A yearslong car theft epidemic in Canada has gotten so bad that, despite a police crackdown, thieves break into homes just to steal car keys. Thousands of cars vanish each year.

Russia is the largest destination for stolen Canadian cars. Smugglers are meeting the demand of a booming black market.

Europe’s options are limited in responding to an unnerving series of plots and provocations. But the odds of unpredictable consequences are rising.