Former Yukos shareholders secured the arrest of Russian assets not only in Belgium, but also in France, said a source close to Yukos shareholders. The presidential aide added that the situation in France and Belgium is “very strongly politicized,” but expressed the hope that “common sense ...
Two Russians detained at the Adazi military base in Latvia were arrested on suspicion of espionage and terrorism. These articles provide for sentences up to life imprisonment. The names of those arrested are Andrey Popko and Alexander Kurkin. Latvian Defense Minister Raimonds Vejonis believes that the incident at the Adazi military base may be part of the information ...
The head of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Michel Platini said that the President of the International Football Federation Joseph Blatter no longer suits people. “I asked him to resign: that’s enough, Sepp. He listened to me, but said that it was too late,” Platini said...
In Cleveland, Ohio, authorities arrested 71 people in protests over the acquittal of a white police officer who shot unarmed African Americans. We are talking about the incident with police officer Michael Brelo, who in 2012 participated in a police car chase, ...
The department advised the Russians to carefully weigh all the risks when traveling abroad. The US authorities continue "the unacceptable practice of" hunting "Russians around the world, ignoring the norms of international law and twisting the arms of other states," the Russian Foreign Ministry (MFA) said. In connection with ...
A serviceman of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) was sentenced early last week to 7 days in a military prison for participating in a TV show without permission. This seemingly unremarkable story attracted close attention of the opposition media in Israel, as it was ...
Activist Daria Polyudova is already involved in the so-called “case of federalization of Kuban.” A court in the Krasnodar Territory arrested activist Daria Polyudova for 10 days for distributing leaflets in the village of Poltava with the inscription “For Russia and Ukraine without Putin.” According to the human rights...
Verkhovna Rada deputy, adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Anton Gerashchenko proposes that parliament adopt a law banning the public use of the St. George ribbon. “Next week I will introduce to parliament a draft law banning the public use of the St. George ribbon as a symbol of Russian aggression against...
Kiev police detained 15 people for a fight with participants in a rally of the Communist Party of Ukraine near the Museum of the Great Patriotic War, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine reports. Despite the ban, the communists came to celebrate May 1 near the memorial complex. Representatives of Svoboda also came here. Demonstration in the morning...
The Basmanny Court of Moscow arrested the property of the Lipetsk confectionery factory Roshen, a subsidiary of the company founded by the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. According to the Roshen press service, the total value of the seized property reaches two billion rubles, although the seizure was imposed as part of a criminal case...