Month: August 2022

Jews’ Silence Undermines Russia’s Aim to ‘DeNazify’ Ukraine

From the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Jewish community in Russia has not explicitly supported the military actions of the Kremlin, thus undermining President Vladimir Putin’s claim that Russian forces are on a mission to denazify Ukraine. Russian Jews avoid talking about this issue, and many have chosen to leave the country. Marcus Harton narrates this report from the VOA Moscow Bureau. …

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Уряд розпорядився провести евакуацію людей з Донеччини до 13 областей

Кабінет міністрів розпорядився провести обов’язкову евакуацію населення з Донецької області до безпечних районів 13 областей. Йдеться про Вінницьку, Волинську, Житомирську, Закарпатську, Івано-Франківську, Кіровоградську, Львівську, Полтавську, Рівненську, Тернопільську, Хмельницьку, Черкаську та Чернівецьку області. Згідно з розпорядженням №679 від 2 серпня, уряд доручив головам облдержадміністрацій разом із Міністерством оборони, Міністерством розвитку громад і територій, Мінінфраструктури, Міністерством з реінтеграції тимчасово окупованих територій, МВС, Нацполіцією, ДСНС, за участі СБУ, «Укрзалізниці» організувати та провести обов’язкову евакуацію. 2 липня почалася обов’язкова евакуація з Донеччини – перший потяг прибув до Кропивницького.  Наприкінці липня віцепрем’єр-міністр, міністр з питань реінтеграції тимчасово окупованих територій  Ірина Верещук заявила, що перед початком опалювального …

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Britain’s Conservative Party Voting for Next PM Delayed After Hacking Alert

Voting by Britain’s Conservative Party members to pick the next prime minister has been delayed after a British spy agency warned that cyber hackers could change people’s ballots, The Telegraph reported on Tuesday. There was no specific threat from a hostile state, and the advice was more general and about the voting process and its vulnerabilities, report added. As a result of the concerns, the Conservative Party has been forced to abandon plans to allow members to change their vote for the next leader later in the contest, according to The Telegraph. Postal ballots are also yet to be issued …

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Tensions Rise Between Israel and Russia

Tensions between Jerusalem and Moscow are rising over a Russian attempt to close the Jewish Agency office in Moscow. The quasi-governmental Jewish Agency helps Jews immigrate to Israel, but Russia says it violates local laws by gathering information on Russian citizens. Israeli officials say they believe it has more to do with growing Israeli support for Ukraine. Linda Gradstein reports from Jerusalem. Videographer: Ricki Rosen …

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US Imposes New Sanctions on Russian Elites, Including Putin’s Reported Lover

The U.S. imposed new sanctions Tuesday targeting Russian elites, including oligarchs and a woman — one-time Olympic rhythmic gymnast champion Alina Kabaeva — often named in news reports as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s lover and mother of four of his children.  The Treasury Department froze the visa of Kabaeva, 39, and imposed other property restrictions on her. She is a former member of the Russian Duma, the country’s legislative body, and is also head of a Russian national media company that has promoted Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.   Kremlin opponents and Putin critic Alexey Navalny have called for sanctions against …

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UK Charges Man with Intent to ‘Injure or Alarm’ Queen

A man was charged with intent to “alarm her Majesty” after being arrested at Queen Elizabeth’s Windsor Castle home with a crossbow on Christmas Day last year, police and prosecutors said.  Jaswant Singh Chail, 20, a resident of Southampton in southern England, was arrested on the grounds of Windsor Castle, where the queen often resides. Chail was carrying a crossbow, prosecutors said.   At the time of the incident, the queen was at the castle, along with her son and heir Prince Charles, his wife and other close family members. According to police, Chail did not break into any buildings.  …

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Russia High Court Labels Ukraine’s Azov Regiment ‘Terrorist’ Group

The Supreme Court of Russia, acting on a request by the Prosecutor General’s Office, has designated Ukraine’s ultra-right Azov Regiment as a “terrorist” organization. The court announced the decision on Tuesday against the group, one of the most prominent Ukrainian military formations fighting against Russia in eastern Ukraine. The court ruled to “recognize the Ukrainian paramilitary unit Azov a terrorist organization and to ban its activities on the territory of the Russian Federation,” the judge was quoted by the state news agency TASS as saying. The ruling takes immediate effect. The Azov Regiment is a far-right volunteer group that is …

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Nearly 700 Migrants Crossed Channel on Monday in 2022 Record

Almost 700 migrants and asylum seekers crossed the Channel to Britain in a single day this week, a new record for the year, the UK government said Tuesday. The latest arrivals suggest the government’s controversial policy to deport those attempting the dangerous crossing to Rwanda has so far failed to deter them. The Defense Ministry said 696 migrants arrived on 14 small boats on Monday, the highest daily tally in 2022 and only the second time this year it has topped 600. Large groups of people, including young children, were reportedly brought ashore at Ramsgate, on the Kent coast in …

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Верещук повідомила про початок обов’язкової евакуації з Донеччини

Віцепрем’єр-міністр, міністр з питань реінтеграції тимчасово окупованих територій Ірина Верещук повідомила про початок обов’язкової евакуації з Донеччини. «Перший потяг прибув сьогодні вранці у Кропивницький. Жінки, діти, люди похилого віку, багато маломобільних. Усіх зустріли та розселили, всім допомогли», – написала вона в телеграмі. Наприкінці липня Ірина Верещук заявила, що перед початком опалювального сезону евакуація населення з неокупованих районів Донецької області буде обов’язковою. Йдеться про евакуацію щонайменше 200-220 тисяч місцевих жителів. Проте у громадян буде можливість відмовитись від евакуації у письмовій формі. …

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