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Kremlin envoy: Russia planned to shoot down a plane carrying Turchynov during the annexation of Crimea
The Presidential Envoy of the newly created Crimean Federal District, Oleg Belaventsev, stated in an interview with Russian channel NTV that the Russians planned to shoot down a plane carrying the then acting President of Ukraine, Oleksandr Turchynov, during the annexation of Crimea, Radio Svoboda reported.
According to Belaventsev, Turchynov was planning to fly to Crimea with the Special Forces at the beginning of the annexation of the Crimean peninsula by Russia. “But here we make the …
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Spain places United Russia MP on international wanted list
A Deputy of the United Russia Party, Vladislav Reznik, and his spouse Diana Gindin, were declared internationally wanted by Spain, as reported by RBC on March 12th. The MP’s lawyer, Alexander Gofshtein, has confirmed this information. There is no information about the search for him in the Interpol database yet.
Earlier, Rosbalt reported the transfer of documents to the international search organization by Spain to the Interpol General Secretariat.
According to the edition, the Spanish Court …
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Der Taggespiegel: Russian hackers threaten German power grids
German energy sector companies are being threatened by hacker attacks, which may be supported by Russian secret services, as reported on Saturday, March 12th, by Tagesspiegel. According to the letter, which the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution sent to various German economic associations, there is evidence that a large-scale attack by the hacker group, Sofacy, is being prepared. In the worst case this may lead to damage of power plants and networks.
Malicious software, …
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Poroshenko considers holding referendum on autonomy for Luhansk and Donetsk
The first Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Zerkalo Nedeli, Sergey Rahmanin, wrote an article in which he cited a source that stated that the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, is considering holding a referendum to allow the citizens of Ukraine to decide on the autonomy of breakaway territories of the Donbas. According to him, this referendum would be an alternative to elections in the separated areas of Donetsk and Lugansk Regions.
“According to our sources, Poroshenko occasionally returns …
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Ilya Novikov: The US Government insists on the immediate release of Nadiya Savchenko
The U.S. is insisting on the immediate and unconditional release of Nadiya Savchenko, as reported on Saturday, March 12th, by the attorney for the Ukrainian, Ilya Novikov, who, in his own words, has been in the United States for three weeks, with breaks only to attend the court hearings in Savchenko’s case.
During this time, he says he has had nearly three dozen meetings with American politicians and diplomats regarding the release of the Ukrainian pilot. And in Washington, he said, they are " …