Four countries asked to exclude Russia from the Biathlon World Cup
During a meeting of the International Biathlon Union or IBU leadership in Hochfilzen, Austria, the Biathlon Federations of the Czech Republic, Canada, the USA and Sweden started talks on the possible temporary suspension of the Russian biathlon team, stated Russian Channel Match TV commentator Dmitry Guberniev. The talks came after a case initiated by the Austrian police on violation of anti-doping rules.
However, the Executive Committee of IBU decided not to exclude Russian biathletes from …
Kremlin: creation of Kosovo army is a threat to stability in the region
The decision of the Kosovo’s Parliament to transform Security Forces of the partially recognized Republic into a fully-fledged army is a violation of the Resolution of the UN Security Council and can lead to armed conflict, stated the Russian Foreign Ministry.
“This step has become a blatant violation of Resolution 1224 of the UN Security Council aimed at a serious escalation of the situation in the Balkans, fraught with armed conflict in the region,” said the Russian Foreign Ministry. …
Captain of ship captured by Russia tells investigators he is a prisoner of war
Bohdan Nebylytsya, captain of the Ukrainian armored boat the Nikopol, which was captured several weeks ago near the Kerch Strait, told Russia’s FSB that he considers himself a prisoner of war, reported attorney Mykola Polozov.
“As with the other sailors, Nebylytsya was investigated, we have been informed of several orders to set up expert assessments. They have also interrogated him. During the interrogation, he said that he is a prisoner of war,” Polozov noted.
“Emil Kurbedinov, the defense …
President of Belarus says Ukraine rejected his help in ending the war in the Donbas
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that Ukraine rejected his initiatives to help end the war in the Donbas.
“Given that Russian and Ukrainian people are good with me, I was ready to stand on that border as a border guard and to arrange an election compliant with the Minsk Agreement. […] But guess what? The ones who need to stop this war, primarily Poroshenko and the Ukrainians, rejected the offer. They explained their attitude by saying that Lukashenko is pro-Russian,” Lukashenko …
Russia prepares to disconnect from the internet
Russian TASS news agency reports that the State Duma of the Russian Federation introduced a bill that, according to the authors of the document, will ensure proper operation of the Russian internet segment in case it is disconnected from the World Wide Web.
The group of deputies proposes in part to create a specialized infrastructure capable of replacing foreign root web servers with the further rerouting of the internet traffic.
The deputies claim that this bill will also reduce the amount …