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Jun 12 2023
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U.S. citizen Michael Travis Leake detained in Moscow on drug charges
A Russian court has detained a U.S. citizen on drugs charges that could see him jailed for several years. Moscow's Khamovnitchesky court said Michael Travis Leake, a "former paratrooper and musician," had "organized the sale of drugs to young people." He'll be kept in custody "until August 6, 2023" pending a possible trial but the detention period could be extended, the court said on the
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Jan 24 2023
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US charges ex-FBI agent with violating Russia sanctions
A former top FBI official is facing criminal charges for allegedly trying to help a Russian oligarch get off a US sanctions list, prosecutors say.
Charles McGonigal was arrested alongside an ex-Russian diplomat on Saturday. The pair face money laundering and conspiracy charges.
Mr McGonigal also faces charges he took $225,000 (£181,612) in cash from a foreign agent while still in
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Jun 11 2023
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Ukraine live briefing: Kyiv claims gains in counteroffensive; U.S. musician arrested on drug charges in Russia
Ukraine has liberated the villages of Makarivka and Blahodatne in the southeastern Donetsk region, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said on Telegram, marking what may be the country’s first gains in its long-anticipated counteroffensive. The Washington Post could not confirm whether Russian troops remain in either area. Ukrainian forces continue their attacks around the city of Bakhmut and
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Mar 12 2023
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'Navalny' wins the Oscar, and director Daniel Roher blasts Putin and the war in Ukraine
Daniel Roher just knocked Putin off his high horse, dedicating his Oscar to political prisoners around the world. On Sunday night, after winning the Oscar for documentary for “Navalny,” director Daniel Roher used his acceptance speech to blast Russian President Vladimir Putin: “And there’s one person who couldn’t be here with us here tonight ... Alexei Navalny, the leader of the Russian
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Civil Georgia
Civil Georgia is a Tbilisi-based free daily news website that offers content in English, Georgian, and Russian. It is run by a Georgian NGO, UN Association of Georgia.
Jun 06 2023
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How destruction of vital Ukraine dam unleashed floods that threaten thousands: graphics
Thousands of civilians in southern Ukraine are being evacuated after a section of the Nova Kakhovka dam was destroyed early Tuesday, unleashing floodwaters from a reservoir nearly the size of Utah’s Great Salt Lake. Ukraine and Russia accused each other of destroying hundreds of feet of the dam and a hydroelectric power plant. The destruction took place as Ukraine began a long-anticipated
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OC Media
Open Caucasus media is an independent non-profit online news outlet covering news from the North and South Caucasus regions. It is based in Tbilisi, Georgia, and offers content in English and Russian.
Jun 06 2023
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What We know About Nova Kakhovka Dam Destruction
Concern over the fate of the Nova Kakhovka dam had been building throughout the war before it was finally destroyed. The reservoir is an important irrigation source for farmers who depend on it to cultivate some of Ukraine’s most productive farmland. It supplies drinking water to Russian-occupied Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula where Moscow’s Black Sea fleet is based. The destruction, when it
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Jun 06 2023
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Major Dam In Ukraine Is Destroyed, Unleashing Wide-Scale Flooding; Potential Disaster For Nuke Reactor
A major dam was destroyed early Tuesday morning local time in Russian-occupied territory in southern Ukraine. Over 15,000 residents downstream of the Kakhovka dam were being evacuated as officials warned that the rising water levels would hit a critical point in just a few hours. Reuters reported that the 2-mile-long dam holds the same amount of water as the Great Salt Lake in Utah and was
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Jun 06 2023
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Huge explosions breach the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine
THE EXPLOSIONS in the early morning were so strong that windows trembled a full 80km away. By daybreak on June 6th the impact was clear: blasts had punched a large hole in the Nova Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine, and there had also been severe damage to the hydro-electric station that it powers. The bridge alongside the dam was gone; and the fierce waters of the Dnieper were racing
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