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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the situation in Belarus in a phone call, Moscow reiterated its position on the inadmissibility of attempts to interfere in the country’s internal affairs, the Kremlin said in a statement. The sides also agreed on further contacts. “The situation after the presidential elections in Belarus was also touched upon. The Russian side reaffirmed […]
A hostage situation inside a Salem, Oregon home took a deadly turn Monday afternoon after a 34-year-old killed two people—including an 11-year-old boy—and wounded a third before turning the gun on himself, authorities said. Oregon State Police said Tuesday Jesus Lopez-Tinoco held multiple people hostage in the home before killing 24-year-old Diari Bustos-Bustos and the 11-year-old, whose name has not been released, and injuring a third […]
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BERLIN (Sputnik) – Russia does not accept ultimatums and threats of sanctions and regrets an artificially-fomented anti-Russian hysteria in connection with an incident around Russian political opposition figure Alexei Navalny, Russia’s Ambassador to Germany, Sergei Nechaev, said. “We absolutely cannot agree with the ultimatum statement that the Russian government has anything to do with this case. We cannot accept ultimatums and threats with sanctions. I regret […]
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The German government said in early September that doctors at the hospital where Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny is being treated had found traces of a nerve agent from the Novichok group in his system. Moscow responded by pointing to the lack of evidence in Berlin’s claims and noting that Russian doctors had found no toxic substances. The Russian Foreign Ministry has called German Foreign Minister […]
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Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny fell ill during a domestic flight in Russia on 20 August and was later transported to the Charite hospital in Berlin for further treatment. Sputnik is live from Berlin, where Alexei Navalny is currently being treated in the Charite hospital. On Monday, doctors said his condition had improved, adding that the opposition figure had woken up from an induced coma. Navalny […]
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A wave of chaotic unrest broke out in Malmo, Sweden after anti-Islam activists filmed a public Koran burning, sparking protests that soon descended into riots, with unruly demonstrators setting fires and clashing with police. Some 300 people gathered along a main thoroughfare in Malmo on Friday around 7:30pm local time to protest after members of a far-right political party staged a Koran burning earlier in the […]
As most of Europe is reopening, Ukraine is bucking the trend. With the country’s Covid-19 situation continuing to deteriorate, Kiev has decided to close the borders to most foreigners for a whole month. Like many other countries on the continent, Ukraine initially shut down in March, re-opening three months later. Speaking at a government meeting, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmygal described the decision as “protecting fellow […]
Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny was airlifted to Germany and admitted to Berlin’s Charité hospital on Saturday. Sputnik is live from the German capital on Sunday, where Russian opposition figure and a blogger Alexey Navalny was transported in a coma to receive treatment in Charite hospital. He was transported to Berlin on Saturday from the Siberian city of Omsk, where he has been treated in hospital […]
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While Russia is still home to the fourth highest number of active coronavirus cases in the world, the country is winning the battle with the pandemic. That’s according to PM Mikhail Mishustin, himself a survivor of the disease. Mishustin told the government’s anti-coronavirus coordination council on Monday that a large-scale coronavirus testing programme continues across Russia. He says it remains one of the most effective measures […]
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The St. Louis prosecutors on Monday filed charges against Mark and Patricia McCloskey for unlawful use of a weapon and flourishing. Last month Mark McCloskey and his wife Patricia defended their home from hundreds of Black Lives Matter militants. Soros-funded Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner filed the charges on Monday. On Tuesday night Mark McCloskey joined Sean Hannity to discuss Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s persecution of him […]
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__________Col. Cassad 1. Negotiations between the Russian Federation and Turkey did not take place today and were postponed until later. Lavrov spoke with Cavusoglu and the parties agreed to continue consultations on Sirt and Idlib. Apparently, so far, no agreement has been reached and the situation has hung in the air. Which makes the likelihood of escalation in the Sirte and Idlib region more likely. 2. […]
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Deploying Federal Troops In A War At Home Would Make A Bad Situation Worse By Zoltan Grossman, Counterpunch. June 2, 2020 Deploying Federal Troops In A War At Home Would Make A Bad Situation Worse2020-06-022020-06-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/img_1816-scaled-e1591145450374.jpeg200px200px Above photo: Nathaniel St. Clair. As the George Floyd Uprising intensified in Minneapolis on Friday and Saturday, President Trump asked Acting Defense Secretary Mark Esper for options to deploy federal troops to […]