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Analyst: Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov is almost useless in the Mediterranean Sea
Russia’s aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, which is sailing to the coasts of Syria, will be almost useless in the Mediterranean Sea and definitely will not be able to influence the situation with a blockade or a possible attack of Aleppo. This was the opinion expressed by an analyst from Novaya Gazeta, Pavel Felgenhauer.
“It took almost a month for the crossing, and the average speed was less than nine knots. More than a thousand years ago, the Vikings could pass the same route on ltheir …
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Ukrainian MP: CoE's Human Rights Commission is obstructed by Russia
Huge obstacles for the work of the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, Nils Muižnieks, have been created in the Russian Federation. This was stated by the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights of Ukraine, Valeriya Lutkovska, while on the air with the ZIK TV channel.
The Ukrainian Ombudsman emphasized that the interference in Muižnieks’ work in Russia began after his last report on the annexed Crimea. “He even had to cancel his last visit because of the conditions he …
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Former Putin bodyguard becomes new deputy head of the FSB
The Federal Security Service (FSB) website reports that a former bodyguard of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Eugene Zinichev, has become the new deputy head of the FSB. Last month, Zinichev resigned as acting governor of the Kaliningrad region and was appointed as deputy head of the FSB in October.
Zinichev was a member of Vladimir Putin’s private security team several years ago. The Federal Security Service stated that he has been in the security forces since June 1987. The current FSB was …
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Sputnik's Twitter account was hacked
After having gained access to the account at about 9 a.m. Moscow time, hackers changed the design of Sputnik's Twitter account, and changed the user name to Matt Curtis. However, hackers haven’t done anything else yet — there have not been any new tweets by Sputnik.
Sputnik’s press service promptly sent a request to Twitter’s technical support, but have not received a reply yet. They have not yet been able to restore the account to its usual status. Sputnik’s press service confirmed the attack …
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Ukraine bans entry of Russian singer
On November 6, the press service of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reported that Russian R&B singer Kristina Sarkisyan, who performs under the pseudonym Kristina Si, was banned from entering Ukraine for three years. These measures were taken because the singer had crossed the Ukrainian border through inactive checkpoints and stayed in the temporarily occupied territories.
The agency noted that the Russian had violated Ukrainian legislation regarding crossing the state border through …