The operaiton of arilifing of Russian dissdent Alexey Navalny from Omsk was carried out as planned and a special medical planne has landed in Belrin Airport in the morning on Saturday, 22 august. The patient has been transported to the Charité hospital in Belrin as agreed previously with his wife Yulia, who accompanied him on…
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ECHR defends Navalny right to life
The European Court of Human Rignt took a decision in Alexey Navalny favour, indicating to Russian government to allow access to family and medics to the patient to assess his condition regarding fit-for-flight. The interim measure should be enforced without delay, and in any event by noon 22 August 2020 by noon. The Court has…
Navalny in Omsk – stabilised but in coma
Russian opposition politician and relentless anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny, 44, is still unconscious in Omsk hospital suffering from suspected poisoning, his spokesperson Kira Yarmysh said. Юля Навальная тоже здесь. Ее тоже не пускают, потому что «пациент не дал согласие на посещение». Они это так и говорят pic.twitter.com/08vjVTcUlB — Кира Ярмыш (@Kira_Yarmysh) August 20, 2020 Navalny…
Norway expels Russian diplomat
Norway’s Foreign Ministry has expelled a Russian diplomat on accusations of spying for Russia, officials said. (Image above: illustration, Oslo) “We have today informed the Russian ambassador that one of his employees is unwanted in Norway and has been asked to leave the country. This is because the person in question has performed actions that…
Yakutia 236-carat colour diamond
Alrosa company miners found a 236-carat color rough diamond in North Yakutia. This is the largest color diamond ever extracted in Russia, the producer reports on August 7. https://twitter.com/theblofaiz/status/1292048285742637056?s=21 “The diamond was extracted from the Ebelyakh mine in Yakutia, Russia. This is the largest natural color rough diamond ever found in Russia,” the company says….
Lukashenko in whirlwind of political crisis
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko is Europe’s longest-serving ruler and the 65-year-old former Soviet collective farm chairman now wants a sixth term as president. But in the run-up to the 9 August presidential election he has faced the biggest opposition protests for a decade. “An authoritarian style of rule is characteristic of me, and I have…
Russia sends mobile hospital to Beirut
Russian Ministry of Emergency announced that five planes were immedialtey sent to Lebanon transporting mobile medical hospital for injured and specialists in search and rescue with equipment to work in the debris in the aftermath of explosion that occurred at Beirut Port on August 4. https://twitter.com/thearabsource/status/1290920999500881921?s=21 The Ministry’s press office told radio Sputnik: “Five planes…
Crimea: EU stands for Ukraine territorial integrity
“Continued efforts by the Russian Federation to undermine Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, with further attempts to forcibly integrate the illegally-annexed Crimea and Sevastopol into Russia, represent a violation of international law” reads the statement by the European External Actions Service (EEAS) spokesperson on recent developments in the Crimean peninsula. The EU continues to expect…
EU calls Russia for Dmitriev unconditional release
A Russian court sentenced historian and human rights activist Yuri Dmitriev to three years and six months of imprisonment. Mr Dmitriev has already been detained for over 3 years. The EU calls for the release of historian and human rights activist Yuri Dmitriev. https://t.co/t5y7o1nMFP — Nabila Massrali (@NabilaEUspox) July 24, 2020 “The charges brought against…
Mariani MEP: Crimean Tatars used for political purposes
Thierry MARIANI Member of the European Parliament (France, Identity & Democracy group) compares the EU policy of support to Islamist groups in Crimea to the U.S. failed strategy in Afghanistan, using the Taliban as a weapon against the USSR. The MEP’s reaction followed the European diplomacy demand of the immediate release of seven men arrested…
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