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04-24-24 victor
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Russian deputy defence minister Timur Ivanov accused of taking bribes
A Russian deputy defence minister has been accused of taking bribes and remanded in custody by a court in Moscow.
Timur Ivanov, who denies the charges, is accused of accepting bribes "on a particularly large scale".
Appointed to the defence ministry in 2016, Mr Ivanov, 47, has been responsible for Russia's military infrastructure projects.
Activists have long criticised the levels of alleged corruption in Russia.
However, such high profile cases have been rare since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Mr Ivanov is considered an ally of Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and has worked with him for many years. He was previously deputy prime minister of the Moscow region, where Mr Shoigu briefly served as governor.
The Kremlin has rejected reports in some Russian media that the real reason for Mr Ivanov's arrest was that he was suspected of treason.
"There are many different interpretations around all this now... You need to focus on official information," spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
He also stated that President Vladimir Putin had been notified of Mr Ivanov's detention in advance.
In 2022, the Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF), the group founded by late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, accused Mr Ivanov of participating in "corruption schemes during construction in the territories of Ukraine occupied by Russia".
In particular, it said he had profited from construction projects in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, much of which was destroyed by Russian bombing in the months following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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04-24-24 patient-trader
Why is Russia jamming plane signals across Europe?
Https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-is-russia-jamming-plane-signals-across-europe/
... the essence of Russian ‘political warfare’ operations is not to rely on some grand coup de mains, however welcome they may be. They are much more reliant on an accumulation of small-scale irritants and costs in the hope that they eventually form a critical mass able of influencing politics. As a Russian scholar working in this field put it, ‘some day, when their flight has been delayed again, when their gas bill goes up again, when they can’t see a doctor because money that could have been spent on healthcare went to Ukraine instead, then European voters may start questioning’ the official line.
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04-23-24 patient-trader
| Victor, BTW, I just watched "Civil War" in the cinema. Brutal and convincing scenario. Recommended. |
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04-23-24 victor
in the last few hours.. !!
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Antisemitism on campus surges as agitators take over
133 arrested at NYU anti-Israel protest: NYPD
Harvard closes Harvard Yard as anti-Israel protesters take over Ivy League campuses: report
Texas congressman's office vandalized with red liquid spelling 'Free Gaza'
Columbia's main campus moves to hybrid learning for remainder of semester over anti-Israel protests
Cal Poly closes Humboldt campus over anti-Israel protests due to safety concerns
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04-23-24 patient-trader
Neom Hosts Show-and-Tell for Bankers as It Scours for More Cash
Hundreds of bankers, investors set to visit Neom this week
Developers also visited Asia in their hunt for more funding
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-22/neom-hosts-show-and-tell-for-bankers-as-it-scours-for-more-cash
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04-23-24 spal
| Brilliant work by Patrick Boyle. Thanks PT |
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