A Spanish judge has issued an order for the arrest of high-ranking Russian officials said to be close to Russian President Vladimir Putin and involved in organized crime.
President Vladimir Putin fired several high-ranking law enforcement officials over the weekend in one of the biggest reshuffles of law-enforcement in years. He also appointed economist Aleksei Kudrin as deputy chair of the presidential economic council.
Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 4 wounded in combat today, Andriy Lysenko, presidential spokesman for ATO issues said at a briefing.
Police are investigating mass deaths of animals at a shelter in Moscow; 100 activists are blocking the building; one protester was beaten attempting to rescue an animal.
At least 50 people have been killed in an air strike on a hospital in Aleppo. The US condemned the Syrian Army and urged Russia to use its influence to stop the strikes. Russia denied involvement and blamed the ‘international coalition’.
Russia launched a missile from the Vostochny space center finally after several days of technical problems and the personal intervention of President Vladimir Putin who visited the site.
Moscow law-enforcers inspected all 9 train stations this afternoon and evacuated the Kursk Station after anonymous bomb threats were made by telephone.
Odessa Region Governor Mikheil Saakashvili announced that President Petro Poroshenko had authorized sending 1,000 additional National Guard troops and police to Odessa to help prevent violence there.
Putin’s ratings have sagged with the economic crisis, even as Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu sees an improvement in his ratings, as does anti-corruption campaigner Alexey Navalny.
Gazeta has published claims based on multiple government sources that the sale of RBC has been induced on orders from President Vladimir Putin, who was personally unhappy with the negative coverage of the Panama Papers implicating himself, his family members and close associates in corruption.
