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☆ U.S. could give Ukraine energy help as temperatures fall below freezing; rumors of imminent Russian mobilization in Kherson grow
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Speculation is mounting that Russia could try to mobilize men in the occupied part of Kherson, in southern Ukraine, in December. However, it is not exclusive that all men will fall under the 'mobilization', and not only the holders of enemy passports." Russian forces withdrew from the western bank of the Dnipro river to the eastern (or "left") bank earlier in November. Russia has already attempted to "Russify" occupied areas by handing out Russian passports and promoting Russian language and culture while suppressing that of Ukraine. The Center of National Resistance called on the residents in the "TOT," or "temporarily occupied territory," to leave the region "and not become a resource for the enemy."

☆ Putin's time in the KGB taught him 'how to lie' and to think like a terrorist, ex-spies say
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( John Haltiwanger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Putin's time in the KGB helps explain his worldview and brutal approach to warfare, ex-spies say. A former KGB agent told Insider the biggest thing Putin learned from the Soviet spy agency was "how to lie." But ex-spies and Russia experts told Insider that Putin's time in the KGB — the Soviet Union's primary and much-feared security agency — played an instrumental role in shaping his mindset. "Putin's KGB background tells us a lot about how he thinks and how he sees the war. He is a creation of the KGB, and the KGB was a terrorist organization," John Sipher, a former CIA officer who served in Russia, told Insider.

☆ Gunman fires at Russian draft office amid anger over Ukraine mobilization
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Yuliya-Talmazan-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Yuliya Talmazan | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

A gunman opened fire at a draft office in Russia’s Siberian region of Irkutsk on Monday amid a growing backlash against President Vladimir Putin’s chaotic efforts to mobilize more people to boost his troops in Ukraine. A video circulating online, confirmed by NBC News to have been shot in the draft office, showed people inside running for cover and screaming as the gunman fired. But Melvin said it's further evidence of Russia's disorganized mobilization drive. The unrest throughout Russia comes against the backdrop of a voting process underway in four Moscow-occupied regions of Ukraine. Meanwhile, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church has said that Russian soldiers who die in the war against Ukraine will be cleansed of their sins.

☆ U.S. warns of 'horrific' consequences if Russia uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Washington responded to Russian President Vladimir Putin's veiled threat of using nuclear weapons, warning of serious consequences and that the U.S. response would be "decisive." "The consequences would be horrific," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during an interview. The number cited for the mobilization — 300,000 — is nearly double the size of the initial invasion force. Anti-mobilization protests appear to be continuing, with reports of standoffs with authorities and several arrests in Russia's North Caucasus region of Dagestan. Western and Ukrainian officials are condemning the referendums as a sham that will allow Putin to annex the territories and then use them to justify threatening anyone trying to retake them with nuclear weapons.

☆ Gunman detained after shooting at draft office in Russia's Irkutsk region
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Felix Light | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterLONDON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - A gunman has been detained after opening fire at a draft office in Russia's Irkutsk region on Monday, the local governor said. The gunman, who in a video published on social media is seen identifying himself to police officers as 25-year-old Ruslan Zinin, opened fire at a draft office in the town of Ust-Ilimsk. A separate video of the shooting shows him firing at least one shot inside the draft office. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterIrkutsk region Governor Igor Kobzev wrote on the Telegram messaging app that the draft office head was in hospital in a critical condition, and that the detained shooter "will absolutely be punished". Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Reuters; Editing by Stephen CoatesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Kremlin says no decisions taken on border closure amid mobilisation
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

MOSCOW, Sept 26 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that no decisions had been taken on closing Russia's borders, amid an exodus of military-age men since President Vladimir Putin declared a partial mobilisation last Wednesday. Asked about the possibility of border closures in a call with reporters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "I don't know anything about this. Russian media have reported a string of cases of elderly or medically exempt men being called up for service in Ukraine. The comments come amid rising fears of a border closure, with Russia's frontiers seeing an unprecedented outflow of military-aged men since the partial mobilisation was declared last week. On Sunday, Novaya Gazeta reported that 261,000 men had left the country since partial mobilisation was declared, citing an unnamed source in Russia's presidential administration.

☆ Police clash with people opposed to mobilisation in Russia's Dagestan
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Sept 25 (Reuters) - Police clashed on Sunday with people opposed to the mobilisation in the southern Russian region of Dagestan, underscoring the level of discontent with President Vladimir Putin's decision to send hundreds of thousands more men to fight in Ukraine. Russia's first military mobilisation since World War Two, announced by Putin on Wednesday, has triggered protests in dozens of cities across the country. Public anger has appeared to be particularly strong in poor ethnic minority regions like Dagestan, a Muslim-majority region located on the shores of the Caspian Sea in the mountainous north Caucasus. There have been several reports from across Russia of people with no military service or parents of young children being called up in the draft - despite guarantees from Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu they would be excluded. Earlier on Sunday Russia's two most senior lawmakers - key Putin allies - also addressed public concerns about mobilisation, acknowledging "excesses" had stoked public anger.

☆ In poor, rural Buryatia, Russia's partial mobilisation hits hard
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Felix Light | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

The Ulan-Ude draft office and the defence ministry in Moscow did not reply to a request for comment on the situation. PROVINCIAL MOBILISATION"There’s nothing partial about the mobilisation in Buryatia," said Alexandra Garmazhapova, president of the Free Buryatia Foundation, an organisation that provides legal help to those mobilised. Her foundation collected hundreds of appeals for help from residents whose relatives had received mobilisation papers. One resident of the Buryatia village of Orongoi, whose population in 2010 was 1,700, told Reuters that 106 men from the village had been mobilised. "The federal centre is trying not to touch St Petersburg and Moscow, because in Moscow you can have protests against the Kremlin," she said.

☆ Doi aliați ai lui Alexei Navalnâi au dispărut fără urmă în Rusia
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-13 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: Agerpres/EPADoi aliați ai lui Alexei Navalnâi au dispărut fără urmă în RusiaDoi aliați ai lui Alexei Navalnâi au dispărut a doua zi după deschiderea unui birou de campanie în Republica Dagestan din sudul Rusiei, potrivit unui anunț postat pe contulul Twitter al biroului. „Ieri am deschis un sediu în Makhachkala, iar astăzi coordonatorul nostru, Eduard Atayev, a dispărut”, se spune în postare, potrivit The Moscow Times, citat de digi24.ro. Un observator al alegerilor regionale a spus că și asistentul lui Atayev, Murad Manapov, a dispărut fără urmă după ce a aplecat de acasă. Navalnîi execută acum o pedeapsă de doi ani și jumătate pentru acuzații vechi de fraudă într-o colonie penală care a fost descrisă drept una dintre cele mai dure din Rusia. El a fost încarcerat la întoarcerea în Rusia din Germania, unde a primit îngrijiri medicale timp de mai multe luni după o otrăvire care aproape i-a fost fatală.

Persons: Alexei Navalnâi, Navalnîi, Eduard Atayev, Atayev, Murad Manapov, Leonid Volkov, El Organizations: Moscow Locations: Rusia, Dagestan, Rusiei, Makhachkala, Kremlin, rusesc, Germania

☆ „Principalul lucru e să ai cu tine pașaportul, rucsacul și capul pe umeri”. Care sunt regulile de urmat ale unei călătorii libere
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Jardan Cristian | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +13 min

E o dependență – cu cât mai puține trenuri sunt, cu atât mai puțini și vânzători. O călătorie lungă de la Moscova la Vladivostok nici nu-ți vine în minte. Cât privește rutele, ei bine, Rusia e o țară mare. Mii de tinerii activi ajung pe jos în Libia pentru a se urca într-o barcă și a ajunge în Europa. Iar dacă țara este scumpă, atunci e mai bine să gătești singur – acolo unde dormi.

Persons: Anton Krotov, El, Anton, Soții, Nesin, Misyurenko, Anya, Președintele, El Sheikh, Hurghada Organizations: Camerunului, Președintele Ugandei Locations: Africii, Rusia, Moscova, Chelyabinsk, Africa de Vest, fierbătorul, Tver, Vladivostok, Europa, America, Africa, Asia, Caucaz, Cecenia, Daghestan, China, Tadjikistan, Regiunea Primorsc, Peninsula Kola, Ural, Hmelnițki, Vest, Mauritania, Guineea Ecuatorială, Togo, Paris, Mali, Libia, India, Goa, Turcia, Antalya, Thailanda, Egipt

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