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Kadyrov's spokesman files request to open criminal case against Russian opposition leader Ilya Yashin
Alvi Karimov, spokesman for Chechen head Ramzan Kadyrov, has filed a request to open a criminal case against Russian opposition leader Ilya Yashin, who recently published a report criticizing the leader of Chechnya.
The request was filed with the Russian Investigative Committee and Prosecutor General, Interfax reported.
Karimov said that the report written by PARNAS’ Deputy Chairman Ilya Yashin was done in a “provocative and aggressive manner” directed against Kadyrov and the people of …
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Pyatt: Crimea has become a disaster area in regard to human rights
The US Ambassador to Ukraine, Geoffrey Pyatt, stated that the annexation of Crimea and the retaliation against the Crimean Tatars has not fallen off the American diplomatic radar. “We aren’t going to forget about the situation with the Crimean Tatars. Crimea has become a human rights disaster area,” the Ambassador said in his interview with the ZIK Ukrainian TV Channel.
Pyatt added that this issue is present in their constant dialogue with Russia. The US Ambassador to Ukraine reiterated that …
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French newspaper raises questions over Lesin's death
Recently deceased Mikhail Lesin, former mass media adviser to the Russian President and former head of Gazprom-Media, could also have been the “main formal liaison” between Russian authorities and the United States. French newspaper Le Figaro quoted a source close to US intelligence in their report that offers to carefully study Lesin’s apparent assassination.
Lesin was one of the richest men in Russia. Le Figaro’s source said that he could have filled the role of “informal liaison” under …
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Additional police forces deployed to Avdiivka, Ukraine
A Spokesman for the Interior Ministry in the Donetsk region, Vyacheslav Ambroskin, wrote on his Facebook page that a detachment of police officers from the regional Chief Directorate was deployed to Avdiivka in order to prevent infiltration by subversive and reconnaissance groups.
"In agreement with ATO leadership [Ukrainian Armed Forces], I have made a decision on the deployment of a combined detachment of police officers from the regional Chief Directorate... This is primarily due to the …
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Putin announces withdrawal of ‘main part’ of Russian forces from Syria
Vladimir Putin has ordered the withdrawal of the main part of Russian forces from Syria, as reported by TASS.
During a meeting at the Kremlin, Putin said that the pullout would start on Tuesday, March 15th.
"I believe that the tasks assigned to the Ministry of Defense, as a whole, were met. Therefore, I order to begin withdrawing the main part of our military factions of the Syrian Arab Republic starting tomorrow," Putin stated.
The comments come amid new peace talks in Geneva aimed at …
