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Russia wants to send captured Ukrainian sailors for psychological and psychiatric examination
A Russian court issued a decree for three captured Ukrainian sailors to undergo a psychological and psychiatric examination. According to the lawyer Nikolai Polozov, such rulings will be issued for all the captured sailors during the two-week court hearings.
Polozov announced that on Tuesday, March 5, investigative actions were taken against three Ukrainian sailors: Serhiy Tsybyzov, Roman Mokryak Mokriak and Yuriy Bezyazychnyi.
"During the investigation, detainees and their lawyers were …
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German Defense Minister: Chinese missiles threaten Russia
The German Minister of Defense, Ursula von der Leyen stated that Chinese missiles represent a threat to Russia, so Moscow should be interested in involving China in a new disarmament treaty, Focus reports.
The head of the German Defense Ministry said that Chinese medium-range missiles could easily reach Russian territory.
“Just as Russian missiles pose a threat to Europe, Chinese missiles pose a threat to Russia,” she emphasized.
According to von der Leyen, the only way to maintain security …
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Kyiv: Russian military cadets ‘undergo practice’ in Donbas
The spokesman for the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, Maxim Prauta stated at a press conference, with reference to data provided by the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine, that the reason for the increase of the frequency of shillings in the Donbas is the arrival of Russia cadets from military academies for field testing.
“One of the reasons why shelling in the Donbas has intensified is due to the cadets who undergo training and combat shooting tests after finishing higher education …
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Kremlin warns of ‘toughest response’ if Russian investments in Venezuela are threatened
Russian Ambassador to Caracas Vladimir Zaemski promised that Moscow's response to attempts of depriving the Russian companies of their investments in Venezuela would be "very tough." The Russian diplomat explained that the actions of Washington and not the Venezuelan government put Russian investments in Venezuela at risk.
“But they [the risks to Russian investments in Venezuela] are caused, as the example of CITGO clearly demonstrated, by the behavior of Washington and not the Venezuelan …
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Media: Another Russian plane flew from Moscow to Caracas
Nordwind Airlines' Boeing-777 flew from Moscow to Caracas on March 1, then traveled to Uganda and Zanzibar and returned to Venezuela on March 4, wrote Novaya Gazeta with reference to Flightradar24.
Novaya Gazeta had reported earlier that an IL-62 board of the Russian Ministry of Defense was seen on its way to Caracas from Moscow on March 3. Flightradar24 recorded only some details of the flight. The crew could turn off the transponder so as not to transmit all the flight coordinates.
The …