Belarusian Opposition Figure Awarded Freedom Prize Will ‘Sell Belarus Out’ By Mohamed Elmaazi, Sputnik News. October 29, 2020 Belarusian Opposition Figure Awarded Freedom Prize Will ‘Sell Belarus Out’2020-10-292020-10-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/belarus-e1603980658859.jpg200px200px Above photo: Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. From EPP Group. Western-led institutions and governments are not genuinely interested in the right of self-determination of the Belarusian people as is evidenced by their one-sided support for anti-government groups and individuals, a student of Eastern European politics tells Sputnik. The European Parliament selected Belarus’ opposition movement as the winners of 2020’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. The European Union’s legislative body specifically singled out a number of people […]
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From July through September, as the U.S. Senate race in South Carolina went from contested to competitive, Democrat Jamie Harrison dropped more money on ads than any Senate candidate of either party has ever spent, on everything, in a single quarter. Harrison’s campaign reported an astonishing $44 million in television, radio, and digital advertising spending in the third quarter of 2020, when it also posted a fundraising record, bringing in more than $57 million in contributions backing Harrison’s challenge to Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham. The Democrat’s campaign also passed along more than $4 million to the state Democratic Party. They’ve invested […]
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Prominent Russian figure skater Oleg Ovsyannikov has spoken in favor of a widely-discussed initiative to change the age limit in women’s skating, suggesting that 15-year-old girls spend two more years at junior level. The Olympic silver medalist, who also won two world titles together with his partner Anzhelika Krylova, said that women’s skating should not be converted into a competition between kids who are allowed to enter senior events from the age of 15. READ MORE: Anticipated comeback? Alina Zagitova to take part in pre-season ‘Test Skate’ event in Moscow “I want the International Skating Union (ISU) to address the matter of […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/18/1080265729_0:30:2200:1267_1200x675_80_0_0_dbbce245c5b4505ff912b821b8916873.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202008261080281193-boris-johnson-calls-for-transparent-investigation-into-russian-opposition-figure-navalnys-illness/ Alexey Navalny fell ill during a flight from the Siberian city of Tomsk to Moscow last week. He was later transported to Berlin’s Charite clinic for further treatment. German doctors said they have traces of intoxication with a substance from the group of cholinesterase inhibitors. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has commented on Russian opposition figure Navalny’s illness. Johnson took to Twitter to outline his country’s position on the matter. The poisoning of Alexey @Navalny shocked the world. The UK stands in solidarity with him & his family. We need a full, transparent investigation […]
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Russian figure skating star Elizaveta Tuktamysheva has talked about fashion and her clothing preferences, stressing that Monica Bellucci’s character Malena is her style icon. The 23-year-old often sets trends in figure skating with her eye-catching and sometimes provocative outfits, said that her sexiest dress style would comprise a skirt and a cleavage blouse which fully echoes Bellucci’s look from the romantic tragedy drama “Malena.” Also on rt.com ‘I want to see feminine, mature skating’: Elizaveta Tuktamysheva supports raising age limit in ladies events “I want to find a silk cut-out skirt below the knee and a cleavage blouse in tender colors. […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/104849/26/1048492683_0:255:4891:3006_1200x675_80_0_0_88b58afdb6cf3764b4b3f08f0c7ed99f.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/russia/202008201080224754-live-from-hospital-where-russian-opposition-figure-navalny-was-admitted/ Earlier in the day, a spokeswoman for Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation said that the Russian opposition figure was in a coma in an intensive care unit, and his condition had been assessed as grave. Live from premises of a medical institution in Omsk, where Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny was hospitalised. Earlier in the day, Navalny’s spokeswoman, Kira Yarmysh, said the plane Navalny was travelling in had to make an emergency landing in Omsk, because he started feeling bad while en route from Tomsk to Moscow. After that, the opposition figure was hospitalised in Omsk, with […]
Reigning world and Olympic champion figure skater Alina Zagitova tried a new sport on Sunday as she had a golf training session under the guidance of Russian national coach Igor Ivashin. The 18-year-old was attending the golfing festival ‘Strong figures’ in Tver Region, where she had an opportunity to test her swing and strike some golf balls, which is something she seemed to enjoy. READ MORE: ‘Looks like I passed!’ Olympic figure skating champ Alina Zagitova takes Unified State Exam to enter university “I’m so happy to discover a new sport for me. Zavidovo is a beautiful place with amazing nature. I’m […]
Soviet and Russian figure skating legend Tatiana Tarasova has hailed the International Skating Union’s (ISU) decision to cancel the junior Grand Prix season, stating that children’s health is more important than competitions. On Monday the skating governing body called off all junior Grand Prix events “on the advice of the Medical Commission and the Council-appointed working group.” READ MORE: ‘Looks like I passed!’ Olympic figure skating champ Alina Zagitova takes Unified State Exam to enter university When asked whether the ISU’s ruling was terrible in terms of the junior competitive schedule, the renowned coach said that people have the wrong understanding of […]
After Russia’s famed figure-skating specialist Eteri Tutberidze was named best coach by the International Skating Union (ISU), furious fans have voiced fierce criticism and disappointment across the internet. But why? The Inaugural ISU Skating Awards ceremony was held on July 11, with Tutberidze leapfrogging two other nominees – Rafael Arutyunyan and Brian Orser – for the right to be called the world’s best figure-skating coach. What seemed to be an unquestionable win, as Tutberidze’s skaters had made a golden sweep this season winning all major events, has caused an uproar on social media, with the most vocal critics accusing the ISU […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has no idea when countries will open their borders to Russian tourists, because the world’s governments can’t work out what they want to do – and other Europeans don’t even agree with each other. That’s according to the president himself, speaking with Vitaly Savelyev, head of Russia’s flag-carrying airline Aeroflot. “It is not clear what our partners in many countries of the world will do, including in Europe, as they still can’t figure out between themselves,” he said. “And it is not clear when they will open their borders and territories to third-country nationals, including Russian citizens, […]
Russian Olympic figure skating champion Alina Zagitova picked up a title of a different kind after she won an online vote on the Games’ favorite style icon. Zagitova – who was crowned ladies’ champ at the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang – is building a budding reputation as a style icon to accompany her prowess on the ice. That fact has been recognized by the official Olympic Channel Twitter account, as the 18-year-old star won a vote to find social media’s favorite Games style icon – beating American skating hero Johnny Weir into second place by picking up 62 percent of […]
by Jim W. Dean, VT Editor, …with PressTV, Tehran [ Editor’s Note: This Covid prison story came as no surprise. In both the pandemic preparation and the scramble for protection equipment and testing, the prisons and jails were at the end of the competition line. The rationale for the would be that front line health care workers were more valuable due to the pending risk of the hospitals being over flooded, which some were, and their staff going down with Covid, adding to the medical and ensuing political risk of a botched response. The US was hijacking en route protection equipment […]
Known for her racy “striptease” routine, newly-single Elizaveta Tuktamysheva has taken a novel approach to modeling during lockdown by holding a glamorous quarantine photoshoot in her home with a photographer via FaceTime. The 23-year-old has frequently set pulses racing during among her Instagram following of more than 182,000 during lockdown, covering her torso with a pair of cushions and offering makeup tips while wearing lacy lingerie at her St. Petersburg home. Now she has met a request from a photojournalist by sitting on her sofa in a tiny pair of shorts while lifting a leg to tie up one of a […]
Russian Olympic figure skating gold medalist Adelina Sotnikova has discussed her fears of returning the ice after undergoing spinal surgery earlier this year. Sotnikova, 23, propelled herself to national sweetheart status by becoming Russia’s first ever ladies’ singles figure skating gold medalist at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi. But while that victory made Sotnikova a houshold name in her homeland, it failed to inspire further success as the Moscow-born star faced problems on and off the ice in the ensuing years. Sotnikova officially announced her retirement from professional skating in March of this year, although she hadn’t competed internationally since […]
When Russian quad-jumping prodigy Alexandra Trusova parted ways with her famed coach, Eteri Tutberidze, she was quickly denounced as a traitor by some of her former colleagues. But how did a tiny 15-year-old girl with astonishing technical potential become an issue of such dispute that she would go on to expose the unsavory side of the national figure skating team? READ MORE: Following in Medvedeva’s footsteps? Russian quad-jumping trailblazer Alexandra Trusova sensationally QUITS Tutberidze camp There was nothing new in Alexandra Trusova’s decision to switch coaches after she failed to win her first major titles at senior level. Many of her predecessors […]
By Gordon Duff The folks in the White House mostly went to business school. They had statistics classes and they all know numbers. You can’t steal without being able to count or at least without being able to hire someone who counts, as in Trump’s case. We began with 2000 predicted deaths from COVID. Then it went to 3000 then to 30,000. All the while they knew, it was 500,000 and that number is dependent on broad testing and a vaccine along with other treatments. Each of these factors was supposed to massage the curve but, due to Trump’s food dragging, […]