Germany demanded explanations from Russia over Navalny’s death
The Russian ambassador was summoned to the German Foreign Ministry after the death of politician Alexei Navalny, Reuters reports citing sources in the department.
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Yulia Navalnaya: “I will continue the work of Alexei Navalny”
Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Alexei Navalny, said she will continue her late husband's work.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that on December 5, 2023, the head of the so-called “LPR” Leonid Pasechnik was “seriously poisoned with phenolic compounds”
As usual, Russians blamed Ukrainian intelligence for this, but they did not even provide any evidence of the fact of the incident.
Major UAE banks have started closing accounts of Russians
Now UAE banks do not accept money from Russia and do not make payments in the opposite direction. In addition, because of the risk of secondary sanctions, the country’s banks are closing the accounts of companies whose owners are Russian…
Russia has spent about $211 billion on the war in Ukraine over 2 years – Reuters
The money was spent on deploying, maintaining and equipping troops. More than $10 billion was lost by Russia due to canceled or postponed arms sales. Russia’s losses due to lost economic growth amounted to $1.3 trillion. The publication also says…
Police tried to detain a Barnaul resident at the monument to victims of repression because of a T-shirt with Michael Scott from “The Office”, played by actor Steve Carell, and his quote “I’m dead inside”
The law enforcers saw on the T-shirt... a portrait of Navalny.
US Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy laid flowers at the Solovetsky Stone in Moscow
“Today at the Solovetsky Stone, we mourn the death of Alexei Navalny and other victims of political repression in Russia. We express our deepest condolences to the family, colleagues and supporters of Alexei Navalny. His strength is an inspiring example.…
Kremlin propagandists inspired by Tucker Carlson demand an interview with Biden
At the disposal of our editorial board was a letter signed personally by propagandist Dmitry Kiselyov, who in his programs likes to call for a nuclear strike on Washington.
Navalny’s exchange was discussed between Russia, Germany and the United States
According to Bild, negotiations on Navalny’s exchange did take place, involving Moscow, Washington and Berlin. Putin wanted to exchange the Russian opposition figure for Russian FSB agent Vadim Krasikov (acting under the surname Sokolov), who was sentenced to life imprisonment…
So-called peacemakers: Russia’s wars over the past 30 years
Since the outbreak of war in Ukraine in 2014, Russia has presented itself as a "peacemaker" and a proponent of diplomacy. For years, it has persistently propagated narratives about saving those it "came to protect". This narrative continued to dominate the public consciousness for a long time. However, it was only Ukraine's resistance and the heroism of its military that drew attention to what was not a local conflict but a global war.