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Russia transferred detained Ukrainian sailors to Moscow
21 of 24 Ukrainian sailors captured by Russia are in a detention center in Moscow, said the lawyer of the Ukrainians Ayder Azamatov on Pryamoy TV channel.
“At the moment, 21 out of 24 sailors are in Lefortovo Prison,” he said.
The lawyer said that three more injured Ukrainian soldiers are in Moscow. However, their exact location is unknown.
The defense attorneys claim that they do not refuse to assist the Ukrainian sailors and are ready to travel to Moscow for a meeting.
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Russian National Guard buys laser weapons to disperse protests
The Russian National Guard will soon have laser weapons at its disposal. According to a report by Open Media and RBC based on current state procurements, the Russian Guard is purchasing laser emitters which can deafen and blind people. The non-lethal systems will be mounted on GAZelle vehicles and colored “mouse-gray” at the client’s request. The laser emitters can create “acoustic pressure” which exceeds the human pain threshold. At 10 meters, the volume is an ear-splitting 135 dB.
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Russia increases its investments in U.S. government bonds
Moscow has again increased its investments in the United States government bonds after the several months’ break, according to the U.S. Treasury data, published on Friday, November 16.
"In September, Russia's investments in the U.S. national debt amounted to $ 14.419 billion, in August - $ 14.097 billion," said the report.
At the same time, Russia is more intensively investing in U.S short-term government bonds and less - in Treasury securities with a maturity of more than one year. Short- …
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Russian oligarch Rybolovlev suspected of corruption returns to Moscow from Monaco
Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev, suspected of corruption and commercial bribery in Monaco returned to Moscow despite the ongoing investigation, representatives of Rybolovlev told Reuters on Saturday. On November 7, Monaco police detained and questioned the oligarch who owns the football club AS Monaco.
According to Dmitry Chechkin, a representative of the businessman, “Rybolovlev is now in Moscow.” Chechkin explained that Rybolovlev was released without bail and the authorities of Monaco …
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Kyiv expects unifying church assembly before year end
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate (UOC KP) expects that a united assembly of the orthodox churches will be held before the end of the year. At the assembly, it will announce the establishment of a new church, with a Tomos of Autocephaly (independence) from the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, UOC KP Archbishop Yevstratiy told RBC.
“We hope that all the procedures will be completed this year, and that the Tomos, as a physical official document, will be in Kyiv …
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Media: Zakarchenko was killed because he failed to please Moscow
Recently Moscow has been blatantly dissatisfied with the “government” of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), but most of the admonitions have been directed at its ringleader, Alexander Zakharchenko, and his right hand man, Alexander Timofeev “Tashkent”.
Among other things, the bosses in Moscow gave Zakharchenko an ultimatum: to disband all his armed groups and to hand over their weapons to the Russian army, something he categorically refused to do. After all, he himself had led such a group, …
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Putin invites Trump to Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he is ready to meet with Donald Trump both in Washington and in Moscow. The Russian side has already invited the American leader to Moscow, said Putin at a press conference in Johannesburg, at the press conference after the BRICS summit.
“We are ready to invite President Trump to Moscow. By the way, he already has received an invitation from us. I told him so. I am ready to go to Washington if appropriate conditions will be established for work,” …
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Media: Moscow residents were offered money to attend pro-Putin rally
Echo of Moscow news agency reports that Moscow residents have been offered money in exchange for participating in a rally-concert in support of incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to the agency’s journalists, advertisements appeared on a specialized site typically used to recruit extras. Those who chose to participate in the rally were offered 500 rubles ($9 USD). It is noted that many individuals have already responded to the proposal.
Two of them even explained why. "I am a …
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Russia commented on Boris Johnson's cancelled Moscow trip
The spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova claimed that British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson gave an absurd reason for canceling his visit to Moscow.
Zakharova noted that the cancellation of the visit happened “right after it was rescheduled.” She stressed that the reasons the British were changing their reasons for the cancellation, reported TASS news agency.
“It seems that our Western colleagues are living in their own reality in which they first coherently make …
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Media: Russian authorities paid for attendance at a rally commemorating the Crimean annexation
On Saturday March 18, a rally concert was held in Moscow, dedicated to the third anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Ukraine. According the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, it was attended by around 150 000 people.
According to the Russian newspaper “Meduza”, attendance at the rally was remunerated. Willing attendees were gathered through the website massovki.net, where each person was promised 300 rubles for attending.
“The group members, acting as representatives of the ‘Independent …