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Syrian opposition seeks surface-to-air missiles to defend against Russian airstrikes
Representatives of the Syrian opposition who rely on the support of Saudi Arabia have called on western allies to supply surface-to-air missiles to defend against Russian military aircraft, Reuters reported. As stated by the Press Secretary of High Negotiations Committee (HNC) of the Syrian opposition, Salem al-Muslat, air defense systems "would solve the Syrian problem" and would protect the civilian population "from any kind of air strikes, including Russian." He also stressed that such …
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Russian opposition to hold demonstration in memory of Nemtsov on anniversary of his assassination
Organizers of a demonstration to commemorate the death of Boris Nemtsov will give notice about the event to Moscow’s mayoral office on the 12th of February. This was posted on the event organizer’s Facebook page.
The demonstration will be held on February 27th on the one-year anniversary of Nemtsov's assassination. Participants plan to walk from Slavyanskaya Square to the Great Moscow River Bridge, where Nemtsov was killed.
The Facebook post also invited all concerned parties to take part …
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German businessman has won another legal victory over Russia
German businessman, Franz Sedelmayer, has won another legal victory over Russia. He is currently striving for the sequestration of Russian property abroad due to the expense of lost investments in St. Petersburg.
The First Instance Court of the French town of Draguignan had refused to recognize and implement the decision of the St. Petersburg court with regard to the extraction of taxes and fines from Sedelmayer totaling an amount of 65.6 million dollars. This was reported by the Kommersant …
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Russia refutes claims that expropriated Ukrainian warship will be used in Syrian operation
Russia has refuted claims that the large Ukrainian landing ship, "Konstantin Olshansky", which was captured during the annexation of Crimea, will be used for military operations in Syria.
This was reported to the Interfax news agency by an informed source.
“The General Staff of the Russian Navy does not plan to use the ship in the operation which has been called the 'Syrian Express' by foreign media. This ship’s return, along with others, to Ukraine is currently suspended due to the conflict …
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Lysenko: Most Russian 'journalists' in eastern Ukraine are spies
According to the speaker of the Ukrainian Presidential Administration on issues in the conflict area, Andrei Lysenko, most “Russian journalists” who wish to work in eastern Ukraine are spies. He stated this in an interview with Novaya Gazeta.
“It is simple. There are no joint activities with Russian journalists in the ATO area [eastern Ukraine]. The majority of Russian Federation citizens who were identified as belonging to the press were found to be spies. They failed a background check …