Update: The Russian reconnaissance ship Liman crashed into a Turkish freighter and sank; 78 sailors on board were rescued. Anti-corruption campaigner Alexey Navalny was attacked and Khodorkovsky’s Open Russia was declared ‘undesirable’ and searched by the Interior Ministry’s Extremism Center.
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Open Russia files confiscated by the Interior Ministry’s Extremism Center. Police photo
The ruble is trading at 57.06 to the dollar and 62.00 to the euro. Brent crude is selling for $51.67.
The following news items were taken from Novaya Gazeta, 7:40 na perrone, RBC, Gazeta, Meduza, Izvestiya, and Reuters.
Translation: Navalny and I were on our way to the Global Event Forum where he was supposed to speak now. They attacked Alexey and spilled zelyonka [indelible disinfectant] on him.
– An Investigative Journalist and a Blogger Attacked in Russia
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