Month: April 2023

Official: Russia May Discuss Swap Involving Wall Street Journal Reporter

Russia may be willing to discuss a potential prisoner swap involving jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich with the U.S. after a court delivers its verdict, a top Russian diplomat said Thursday. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told state news agency Tass that talks about a possible exchange could take place through a dedicated channel that Russian and U.S. security agencies established for such purposes. “We have a working channel that was used in the past to achieve concrete agreements, and these agreements were fulfilled,” Ryabkov said, adding that there was no need for the involvement of any third …

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Norway Expels 15 Russian Diplomats Suspected of Spying 

Norway’s government said Thursday that it was expelling 15 Russian diplomats from the country, saying they were suspected of spying while working at the Russian Embassy in Oslo. Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt said the move was “an important measure to counter and reduce the scope of Russian intelligence activities in Norway, and thereby secure our national interests.” The Russians declared persona non grata “must leave Norway within a short time,” Huitfeldt said, adding: “We will not grant visas to intelligence officers who apply for a visa to Norway.” Norway’s government said the activities of the expelled diplomats were “incompatible with …

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Відео зі стратою «лякають українців перед контрнаступом» ЗСУ – Лубінець

Омбудсмен також вважає, що в армії РФ змушують своїх військових так жорстоко вбивати, щоб вони не здавалися в полон і щоб увесь підрозділ, в якому вчинили страту, був пов’язаний цим злочином …

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Росія восени може активізувати ракетні удари по Україні – Генштаб ЗСУ

«За наявними даними, у червні цього року Росія планує розпочати серійне виробництво стратегічних крилатих ракет повітряного базування типу Х-50, що дасть змогу Кремлю восени активізувати ракетні удари по території нашої країни» …

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Biden to Meet with Irish Leaders

U.S. President Joe Biden holds talks Thursday with Irish President Michael D. Higgins and Leo Varadkar, the country’s prime minister, and is set to deliver remarks to the houses of the Oireachtas — the Irish parliament. Biden’s schedule also includes a youth Gaelic sports demonstration in Dublin as well as a banquet dinner at Dublin Castle. Biden, who often highlights his Irish heritage, closes his trip with a Friday night speech in Ballina, home of his paternal ancestors, on the west coast of Ireland. Irish heritage Biden began his visit to the region in Northern Ireland before heading to Ireland. …

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Plan to Allow Irrigation at Spanish Wildlife Sanctuary Sparks Outcry

A plan to legalize irrigation around the Donana wildlife reserve in southern Spain, one of Europe’s largest wetlands and a wintering location for migratory birds, has sparked an outcry during a prolonged drought. Andalusia’s conservative regional government wants to allow agricultural irrigation in five municipalities around Donana, saying the move poses no risk to the national park. The regional assembly, where the conservatives have a majority, on Wednesday voted in favor of proceeding with detailed studies of the proposal. During the debate, a lawmaker for the left-wing Adelante Andalucia party emptied a glass full of sand on regional leader Juanma …

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False Espionage Charge a ‘Tough Situation,’ Says Former Jailed Journalist

As the last American journalist to be detained in Russia and falsely accused of espionage, Nicholas Daniloff has some understanding of what Evan Gershkovich is going through. “It’s a tough situation to be in,” the veteran reporter told VOA. Daniloff was held for about a month during the Cold War in 1986 under circumstances similar to Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal. Moscow has accused Gershkovich of espionage, without providing evidence. It’s a charge The Journal and Gershkovich’s lawyer strongly deny. “It’s very easy to accuse journalists of espionage because some of the work is rather similar,” Daniloff …

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