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☆ Russia’s ‘Merchant of Death’ Is Looking to Forge a New Life in Politics
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Valerie Hopkins | More About Valerie Hopkins | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As an arms trafficker, he operated in some of the world’s most dangerous places, becoming one of the world’s most wanted men and earning the nickname “Merchant of Death,” not to speak of a 25-year prison sentence in the U.S. But now, nine months after returning to Russia in a prisoner exchange, Viktor A. “I’ve been for 15 years locked up in your federal system,” he said in an interview conducted in somewhat stilted English at his party’s Moscow headquarters. “So what do you expect for me, that I have to take time to take vacation? He was long suspected of having links to Russia’s military intelligence agency, the G.R.U.

Persons: Merchant of, ”, Viktor, Vladimir V, “ I’ve, I’ve Locations: U.S, Russia, Ulyanovsk, Moscow, Thailand, Manhattan

☆ The former Russian arms dealer known as the "Merchant of Death" who the US exchanged for Brittney Griner is back in Russia and now learning to use a smartphone
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The US swapped Viktor Bout, a once notorious Russian arms dealer, for WNBA star Britney Griner, last year. Known as the "Merchant of Death," Bout spent 15 years in a US prison. Bout is now back in Russia, adjusting to modern life, and running for local office. Advertisement Advertisement Watch:The career pivot isn't the only challenge facing Bout, who was first arrested by police in Thailand in 2008 before his extradition to the United States. Since his release, Bout has been a vocal supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine.

Persons: Viktor Bout, Britney Griner, Brittney Griner, Griner, it's, Bout, Vladimir Putin's Organizations: WNBA, Service, New York Times, Times, Kremlin Liberal Democratic Party Locations: Russian, Russia, Wall, Silicon, United States, Ulyanovsk, Moscow, Thailand, Ukraine, He's

☆ Fact Check-Video of Russia's Prigozhin announcing Wagner's return to frontlines predates mutiny
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The video resurfaced on July 11-12 (seen here) and (here) shortly after the Kremlin said (here) Prigozhin met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 29, five days post-mutiny. Posted to Twitter and Tiktok, the video shows Prigozhin addressing an unnamed party. It can be seen on Russian video hosting site Rutube (here) and on social network Vkontakte (vk.com/video-5158073_456277596). A news outlet based in Russia's Ulyanovsk region published a June 13 report using footage of Prigozhin (here) in the same room and wearing the same clothes. While Prigozhin is not heard talking specifically about Wagner’s plans in the video report, it does appear to be the same meeting.

Persons: Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner, Prigozhin, Vladimir Putin, Read Organizations: Twitter, PMC Wagner, Reuters Locations: Ukraine, Russia's Ulyanovsk, Ulyanovsk

☆ Russian ex-arms dealer freed for Brittney Griner to run for far-right party in local vote
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

July 2 (Reuters) - A Russian arms dealer freed last December in a prisoner swap for U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has been chosen as the candidate of a far-right party for a seat in a Russian regional legislature, state news agency RIA reported on Sunday. RIA cited an official in Russia's ultra-nationalist Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR)'s local organisation as saying that Bout had been nominated as a candidate for the legislative assembly of the Ulyanovsk region in central Russia. Bout publicly joined the LDPR following his return to Russia. Despite its name, the LDPR holds far-right, ultra-nationalist views and strongly supports President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Lugovoi has served as an LDPR member of Russia's national parliament since 2007.

Persons: Brittney Griner, Viktor Bout, RIA, Bout, Griner, Vladimir Putin's, Andrei Lugovoi, Alexander Litvinenko, Lugovoi, Felix Light, Gareth Jones Organizations: U.S, Liberal Democratic Party, U.S . Department of Justice, Thomson Locations: Russian, United States, Ulyanovsk, Russia, Thailand, Washington, Ukraine, Britain

☆ 100 drafted Russian soldiers went on strike, refusing to fight in Ukraine after not getting paid, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia is struggling to pay promised compensation for mobilized soldiers, leading to protests. More than 100 went on strike in a training center in Ulyanovsk, The Insider reported. The soldiers said they refused to go to the front until they are paid what they were promised. (The Insider is a Russian news outlet and has no affiliation with Insider.) In June, officials also raised salaries for contract soldiers to around 247,700 rubles ($4,000) a month, complete with bonuses for destroying planes and tanks, BBC Russia reported.

☆ Swastika-wearing gunman kills 13, wounds 21 in school shooting in Russia, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

MOSCOW, Russia — A gunman with a swastika on his T-hirt killed 13 people, including seven children, and wounded at least 21 at a school in Russia on Monday before dying by suicide, investigators said. The identity of the attacker and the motive for the shooting in Izhevsk, about 600 miles east of Moscow, were not clear. Tass news agency quoted investigators as saying the attacker was armed with two pistols and a large supply of ammunition. In May 2021, a teenage gunman killed seven children and two adults in the city of Kazan. In April 2022, an armed man killed two children and a teacher at a kindergarten in the central Ulyanovsk region before dying by suicide.

☆ Gunman kills nine in school shooting in Russia
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MOSCOW, Sept 26 (Reuters) - A gunman killed nine people, including five children, at a school in Russia on Monday before committing suicide, Russian officials said. The motive for the shooting in Izhevsk, capital of the Udmurtia region about 970 km (600 miles) east of Moscow, was unclear. Russia's Investigative Committee said the attacker had killed nine people before committing suicide. In May 2021, a teenage gunman killed seven children and two adults in the city of Kazan. In April 2022, an armed man killed two children and a teacher at a kindergarten in the central Ulyanovsk region before committing suicide.

☆ Swastika-wearing gunman kills 13 at Russian school
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Police officers secure the area near a school after a gunman opened fire there, in Izhevsk, Russia September 26, 2022. It named him as Artem Kazantsev, a man in his early thirties, and said he was a graduate of the school. In May 2021, a teenage gunman killed seven children and two adults in the city of Kazan. In April 2022, an armed man killed two children and a teacher at a kindergarten in the central Ulyanovsk region before committing suicide. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Reuters; writing by Mark Trevelyan, editing by Frank Jack Daniel, Angus MacSwan and Nick MacfieOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Patru persoane au murit recent în Rusia, la scurt timp după ce au fost vaccinate cu Sputnik V
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-11 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +4 min

Sursa foto: ProfimediaPatru persoane au murit recent în Rusia, la scurt timp după ce au fost vaccinate cu Sputnik VPatru persoane au murit recent în Rusia, la scurt timp după ce au fost vaccinate cu Sputnik V, cazurile fiind luate în serios de autoritatea de reglementare a UE, Agenția Europeană a Medicamentelor (EMA), relatează Euobserver, citat de Mediafax. Decesele au fost legate de inimă, plămâni sau zahărul din sânge și ar fi putut sau nu să fi fost cauzate de Sputnik V, se arată în dosar. Nu s-a găsit nicio asociere cu vaccinarea”, a adăugat Logunov, care a fost co-autor al unei lucrări privind siguranța Sputnik V, în publicația britanică The Lancet. Fondul rus de investiții directe, entitatea responsabilă pentru exportul Sputnik V, a refuzat să comenteze. În același timp, Ungaria a început deja să utilizeze Sputnik V, în ciuda faptului că nu este autorizat EMA.

Persons: Denis Logunov, ., EUobserver Organizations: Sputnik, Agenția Europeană, Mediafax, Lancet, Medicamentului Locations: Rusia, UE, Moscova, rus, Pskov, Rusiei, Ungaria, Europa, Austria, Franța, Germania, Italia

☆ Salvată în ultima clipă din gunoi, o pisică din Rusia a ajuns direct într-un fotoliu de ministru (FOTO)
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-30 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Camerele de supraveghere ale uzinei din Ulyanovsk, un oraș situat la aproximativ 700 km sud-est de Moscova, l-au arătat luni pe muncitorul Mikhail Tukash luând o pungă albă de plastic de pe bandă rulantă și deschizând-o, pentru a descoperi o pisică în interior. tass.ru„Am simțit ceva moale în pungă”, a declarat Tukash pentru tabloidul Moskovsky Komsomolets. tass.ru„Pisica a fost la un pas de moarte”Salvarea pisicii, difuzată la televizor și pe rețelele de socializare, a făcut din pisoi o celebritate locală, acesta fiind adoptat de Ministerul Mediului al regiunii Ulyanovsk și, neoficial, deținând funcția de ministru adjunct al Mediului. Un pic mai mult și ar fi ajuns în separatorul de gunoi”, a declarat ministerul miercuri, potrivit Mediafax. Ministerul a anunțat un concurs la nivel național pentru a alege un nume pentru pisoi.

Persons: Mikhail Tukash Organizations: Mediafax, Ministerul Locations: Moscova, Ulyanovsk

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