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MOSCOW—Russia said it could target U.S. commercial satellites if they are used to help Ukraine, expanding its threats of reprisals to a new theater that could hit closer to home for American interests. Konstantin Vorontsov , a senior official in Russia’s Foreign Ministry, told a meeting of the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly that if U.S. satellites are used to aid Kyiv, then they “may be a legitimate target for a retaliation strike,” Russia’s state news agency TASS reported.
Russia warns West: We can target your commercial satellites
  + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
LONDON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - A senior Russian foreign ministry official said that commercial satellites from the United States and its allies could become legitimate targets for Russia if they were involved in the war in Ukraine. Russia, which in 1957 launched Sputnik 1, the first manmade satellite, into space and in 1961 put the first man in outer space, has a significant offensive space capability - as do the United States and China. In 2021, Russia launched an anti-satellite missile to destroy one of its own satellites. Vorontsov, reading from notes, said the use of Western satellites to aid the Ukrainian war effort was "an extremely dangerous trend". "Quasi-civilian infrastructure may be a legitimate target for a retaliatory strike," Vorontsov told the United Nations First Committee, adding that the West's use of such satellites to support Ukraine was "provocative".
A Russian appeals court is due on Tuesday to hear the case of WNBA star Brittney Griner, sentenced to nine years in prison in what the United States has called a wrongful detention. Griner, 32, “is quite pessimistic about the outcome” of the appeal, one of her attorneys, Maria Blagovolina, said Monday on MSNBC. Medical cannabis is illegal in Russia, but it is legal in most of the U.S.United States officials say Griner is being wrongfully detained. “It is our goal to see them home as soon as we can.”Griner's wife, Cherelle Griner, has said that Brittney Griner is being held hostage. When she was detained, Griner had been in Russia to play for a Russian Premier League women’s team, UMMC Ekaterinburg, which she had since 2014.
NEW YORK, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Yum Brands Inc (YUM.N) on Monday said that it reached a deal to sell its KFC restaurants in Russia to a local operator there, paving a path to fully exit the country. The restaurant operator, which also owns the Taco Bell and Pizza Hut brands, will transfer ownership of its Russian KFC locations, operating system and master franchise rights to Smart Service Ltd, which is run by existing Russian KFC franchisees Konstantin Yurievich Kotov and Andrey Eduardovich Oskolkov, Yum said in a press release. Once it is completed, Yum "will have ceased its corporate presence in Russia," the company said. In July, Yum said it transferred ownership of its Pizza Hut assets to a local Russian operator. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Hilary Russ; Editing by Chizu NomiyamaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
More than 100 N26 bank customers, including a Ukrainian refugee, say their accounts were suddenly terminated in April. The online bank confirmed accounts were "wrongly closed" but said it is working to roll out a technical solution. Customers shared their distress online after N26 shut their accounts on April 14 as part of anti-fraud measures that went wrong. The N26 customers that Insider spoke to were spread across Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Ireland, Latvia, and Romania. Online banks are under pressure to make judgment calls and have to tread a fine line," Prince said.
Oct 21 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu spoke for the first time since May on Friday and a top Russian diplomat said the call was needed to eliminate misunderstandings, TASS news agency reported. The Pentagon declined to offer specifics beyond saying that Austin, who initiated the conversation, emphasized a need for lines of communication amid the war in Ukraine. "Misunderstandings must be cleared up so that there are no accidents ... these are always important contacts, and it's important the Americans were the first to go for it," TASS quoted Vienna-based Russian diplomat Konstantin Gavrilov as telling Russian television. A Pentagon spokeswoman said Friday offered the best opportunity for the two sides to speak, without explaining why that was the case. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by David Ljunggren, Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali; Editing by Grant McCoolOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
SummarySummary Companies This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in UkraineMOSCOW, Oct 21 (Reuters) - A Russian employee of Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) (RBIV.VI) was killed after being mobilised to fight against Ukraine, despite his bank writing to the draft office seeking an exemption, his lawyer told Reuters on Friday. Izmailov had gone to his recruitment office on Sept. 23 intending to explain that he was entitled to deferment. Raiffeisen in Russia declined to comment and its head office in Austria, as well as the Russian Defence Ministry, did not immediately respond to inquiries. Raiffeisen has operated in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union 30 years ago and its business there - which is Russia's No. 10 bank by assets - contributed almost a third to group net profit of 1.5 billion euros ($1.5 billion) last year.
Arne Schoenbohm came under scrutiny in recent weeks after a satire TV show highlighted his ties with a cybersecurity consultancy which counted as a member a German subsidiary of a Russian firm founded by a former KGB employee. He told Reuters he was no longer active in the council and had only delivered the keynote speech at its 10th anniversary in September as an exception after receiving the green light from the interior ministry. The consultancy last week protested it had not known of the alleged ties to Russian services of Protelion GmbH, which it expelled after the TV programme was aired. The consultancy said the interior ministry knew of the allegations since at least spring but "no information was provided to associations or potential customers by official bodies". The head of Protelion GmbH was not immediately available for comment.
Ukraine says Russia hits power site near Kyiv
  + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +6 min
"Putin knew he would not be able to sustain high-intensity missiles strikes for a long time due to a dwindling arsenal of high-precision missiles," the think tank said. Vorontsov explained the move by citing Moscow's concern about the possibility of the deployment of U.S. nuclear weapons in Poland near the borders of Belarus and Russia. He emphasized that in compliance with the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Russia had no intention for now of fitting nuclear warheads to Belarusian weapons systems or transferring nuclear warheads to the territory of Belarus. He said the shelling of the city of Nikopol, which is located across the Dnieper from the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, damaged a dozen residential buildings, several stores and a transportation facility. "Working in very challenging conditions, operating staff at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant are doing everything they can to bolster its fragile offsite power situation," Grossi said.
Ukrainian forces are now fielding captured T-90 tanks, modern armor taken as Russian troops retreat, the military said. As the Russian military loses more modern equipment, it has been forced to pull old tanks from storage. Tanks are just one example of the kind of heavy weaponry that fleeing Russian forces have abandoned. Britain's defense ministry said last month that the way Russian forces have retreated seems to vary. The retreat of Russian forces from key positions has been a relatively common theme since early September, when Ukrainian forces launched counteroffensives along the war's eastern and southern fronts.
Germany's cybersecurity chief faces dismissal, reports say
  + stars: | 2022-10-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
BERLIN, Oct 10 (Reuters) - German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser wants to dismiss the country's cybersecurity chief due to possible contacts with people involved with Russian security services, German media reported late on Sunday, citing government sources. Schoenbohm was a founder of the association, which counts as a member a German company that is a subsidiary of a Russian cybersecurity firm founded by a former KGB employee, they wrote. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterSchoenbohm did not immediately reply to a message sent to him via social media. "These accusations must be decisively investigated," said Konstantin von Notz, the head of the parliamentary oversight committee for Germany’s intelligence agencies. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Birgit Mitwollen; Writing by Sarah Marsh; Editing by Cynthia OstermanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
The Soviet Union became a gerontocracy in its final years, contributing to its collapse. And Reagan was right: Soviet leaders had consistently died on the job. "It doesn't matter whether it's the Soviet Union or the United States — there's always a clash" between older and younger generations, Grunewald said. They were afraid to let it go," said Zubok, the author of "Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union." And that did become a central factor in the demise of the Soviet Union."
Sputnik/Konstantin Zavrazhin/Pool via REUTERSLONDON, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday that any weapons in Moscow's arsenal, including strategic nuclear weapons, could be used to defend territories incorporated in Russia from Ukraine. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterMedvedev said the protection of all the territories would be significantly strengthened by the Russian armed forces, adding:"Russia has announced that not only mobilisation capabilities, but also any Russian weapons, including strategic nuclear weapons and weapons based on new principles, could be used for such protection." If formally admitted to the Russian Federation, the occupied territories, where Ukrainian counteroffensives have gathered pace in recent weeks, will under Moscow's nuclear doctrine be entitled to protection from Russian nuclear weapons. Moscow does not fully control any of the four regions it is expected to try to annex, with only around 60% of Donetsk and 66% of Zaporizhzhia regions held by the Russian army. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterWriting by Caleb Davis; Editing by Kevin LiffeyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Russian President Vladimir Putin could use cryptocurrencies to evade U.S. and other sanctions launched against the Kremlin for its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, a Treasury official told lawmakers Tuesday. Warren said she'd been concerned about the possibility of cryptocurrency being used by Russian elites to bypass sanctions since the country invaded in February. The Treasury Department has already identified Russian entities attempting to circumvent sanctions with crypto. Treasury issued its first-ever sanctions on these "mixers" in May and sanctioned another, "Tornado Cash," in August. Coinbase's chief legal officer, Paul Grewal, told CNBC that the sanctions set "a dangerous precedent," but Rosenberg called them effective.
These are the best seed investors backing European firms, based on data analysis from Tribe Capital. Insider and Tribe also identified the Seed 10: the best female early-stage investors. We have listed the top 50 seed investors into European firms, based in countries including the UK, Sweden, Turkey, and the US. Insider has also detailed the 10 best female seed-stage investors in Europe in the Seed 10 list. How Tribe Capital selected and ranked Insider's Seed 50 and Seed 10 lists of the early check-writers in Europe
Vitaly GerasimovMaj. Gen. Vitaly Gerasimov became the second senior Russian commander reported to be killed after Ukrainian military intelligence claimed he was shot dead in Kharkiv. Ivan GrishinColonel Ivan Grishin, commander of Russia's 49th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade, died in Ukraine, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Vyacheslav SavinovLieutenant Colonel Vyacheslav Savinov, who headed Russian artillery intelligence, was killed in Ukraine, a Russian artillery school confirmed. A damaged Russian military vehicle is seen after Russian Forces withdrawal as Russia-Ukraine war continues in Izium, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine on September 14, 2022. The Ukrainian military said that Botashev was killed when a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft was shot down over the Lugansk region.
Persons: Михаил Ведерников
In the case of Elon Musk v. Charismatic Megafauna, the agency intends to publish its final report in late April. Musk went on: "Either explicitly or implicitly some people seem to think that humans are a blight on the Earth's surface. Musk is talking about existential risk, the idea that something — an asteroid, a rogue artificial intelligence — might kill every human on Earth. And if you assume that future human minds will "mainly be implemented in computational hardware instead of biological neuronal wetware," as Bostrom does, you end up with a mind-boggling 1054 human lives. Musk has made the defense of "future life" his mission.
Declarația aparține președintelui Federației Ruse, Vladimir Putin, care a comentat, în cadrul unui interviu, acuzațiile privind implicarea sa în otrăvirea opozantului rus, Alexei Navalny, scrie Novaya Gazeta. Potrivit autorilor unei anchete comune a The Insider, Bellingcat, CNN, Der Spiegel și a asociaților lui Navalny, un grup de ofițeri FSB l-au urmărit pe Navalny și ar putea fi implicat în otrăvirea opozantului rus. Potrivit Novaya Gazeta, nu a fost deschis vreun dosar penal cu privire la otrăvirea lui Navalny și atentatul la viața sa în Rusia. La 2 februarie, Curtea Districtuală Simonovsky din Moscova a schimbat pedeapsa cu suspendare în cazul opozantului Alexei Navalny cu una reală în dosarul „Yves Rocher”. Fraților li s-a imputat că ar fi tras pe sfoară compania de cosmetice Yves Rocher și o întreprindere de procesare ca intermediar în furnizarea serviciilor de logistică.
Persons: Vladimir Putin, Alexei Navalny, Putin, Der Spiegel, Navalny, Nikolai Patrushev, Konstantin Kudryavtsev, preşedintelui Vladimir Putin, Alexei, ., Rocher, Oleg, Bruno Leproux, Yves Rocher Organizations: Noviciok, CNN, FSB, Yves Rocher Vostok Locations: Federației Ruse, Federația Rusă, Sankt Petersburg, Germaniei, Uniunea Sovietică, Rusia, Insider, Bellingcat, Pokrov, Moscova, Yves Rocher Vostok LLC
De la umilul dormitor al lui Van Gogh din Camera din Arles, din 1888, până la pictura lui Roy Lichtenstein, cu picturi odihnitoare din 1991, fiecare operă de artă oferă pasionaților de artă sau de design interior o idee despre tendințele de decorare ale perioadei respective. O agenția de creație din Marea Britanie a expus aceste interioare din picturi, ca și cum ar fi camere din viața reală. Cele șase camere prezentate din colecție dau viață picturilor celebre din ultimii două sute de ani, prin tehnologia CG. Pentru a crea interpretări realiste, echipa a colaborat cu cercetătorul specialist Charlie Ashton, editorul general Jonathan Addy, artistul și designerul interior CG Andrey Barinov și directorul de artă Povilas Daknys, menționează Homeadvisor. # „Camera din Arles”, Vincent van Gogh# „The Sun shine on the Corner”, Grant Wood# „My dining room”, Wassily Kandinsky# „Kitchen”, Konstantin Korovin# „Living room”, Roy Lichtenstein# „Empress Alexandra Feodorovna’s Sitting Room”, Eduard Petrovich Hau
Persons: Van Gogh, Roy Lichtenstein, Charlie Ashton, Jonathan Addy, Vincent van Gogh, Grant Wood, Wassily Kandinsky, Konstantin Korovin, Alexandra Feodorovna’s, Eduard Petrovich Locations: Arles
Subiectul principal al discursului președintelui a fost problemele interne ale Statelor Unite: economia, lupta împotriva violenței poliției și a nedreptății rasiale, înăsprirea regulilor de circulație a armelor în țară. "În doar o sută de zile, vă pot spune: America se întoarce din nou, America din nou înaintează ”. În plus, Biden a cerut parlamentarilor să sprijine noul său proiect de ajutorare a americanilor, fiind estimat la aproape 2 trilioane de dolari. Cel de-al 46-lea președinte al Americii a menționat că în primele 100 de zile de la inaugurare, administrația sa a reușit să limiteze răspândirea epidemiei de coronavirus. Discursul lui Biden a durat peste o oră.
Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, coronavirus, . El, Putin, Biden ., Konstantin Kosacev, Kamala Harris Organizations: Congresului Locations: Statelor Unite, America, Americii, Statele Unite, China, SUA, Coreea de Nord, Iran, Rusia, american
Burlacul în vârstă de 68 de ani a fost singurul care a obținut un procent de două cifre în urma numărării răspunsurilor scrise de participanți la întrebarea deschisă. Potrivit voturilor feminine, liderul de la Kremlin este urmat în clasament de actorii Dmitri Naghiev, Danila Kozlovskii și Konstantin Habenskii. Cât privește bărbații, în afară de Vladimir Putin, aceștia s-au votat pe ei înșiși. Astfel, răspunsul „Cel mai atractiv om din Rusia sunt eu” a fost în mod tradițional cel mai popular și a atras 19 la sută din voturi. Sondajul a fost efectuat în perioada 22-31 martie curent.
Persons: Vladimir Putin, Dmitri Naghiev, Konstantin Habenskii Locations: Kremlin, Rusia
Rusia a înregistrat primul vaccin anti-COVID-19 din lume pentru animale, a anunţat miercuri Autoritatea Federală Sanitar-Veterinară din Rusia (Rosselkhoznadzor), relatează Reuters, citat de Agerpres. Rusia dispune deja de trei vaccinuri anti-COVID-19 pentru oameni, cel mai cunoscut fiind Sputnik V. Moscova a aprobat, de asemenea, în regim de urgenţă alte două vaccinuri, EpiVacCorona şi CoviVac. Vaccinul pentru animale, dezvoltat de o unitate a Rosselkhoznadzor, a fost numit Carnivac-Cov, a precizat autoritatea federală rusă. "Studiile clinice ale Carnivac-Cov, care au început în octombrie anul trecut, au implicat câini, pisici, vulpi arctice, nurci, vulpi şi alte animale", a declarat directorul adjunct al Rosselkhoznadzor, Konstantin Savenkov. Producţia în masă a vaccinului ar putea începe din aprilie, a precizat Rosselkhoznadzor.
Persons: Sputnik V ., Konstantin Savenkov Organizations: Federală Sanitar, Veterinară, Sputnik V Locations: Rusia, Sputnik V . Moscova
Эстония планирует ввести в апреле цифровые сертификаты вакцинации от коронавируса, сообщила в среду Академия электронного управления. "Вакцинные паспорта при сотрудничестве с эстонской технологической компанией Guardtime планируется ввести уже в апреле. Важно предоставить людям данные о вакцинации в цифровой и проверенной форме, чтобы сделать их поездки и повседневную жизнь более комфортными", - сказал заместитель министра социальных дел по электронным услугам и инновациям Калле Киллар (Kalle Killar) на веб-семинаре Digital Transformation Talks. Представитель Европейской комиссии Константин Хиппёнен (Konstantin Hypponen) изложил основные аспекты цифрового паспорта ЕС, его возможности и преимущества, а также проблемы, которые правительствам следует решать, передает interfax.ru. "Зеленый паспорт вакцинации облегчает свободное передвижение по ЕС и обеспечивает защиту данных", - подтвердил Хиппёнен.
Persons: Kalle Killar, Konstantin Hypponen, Калле Киллар, Константин Хиппенен, Хиппенен Organizations: Академия электронного управления, Европейская комиссия Locations: Эстония, ЕС
Democratul Biden l-a înfrânt pe Trump şi a devenit preşedinte pe 20 ianuarie. Preşedintele Trump a retras Statele Unite din acordul nuclear dintre Iran şi puterile occidentale şi a impus ţării noi sancţiuni. Agenţii ruşi au încercat, de asemenea, ”să racoleze” angajaţi ai companiei energetice ucrainene Burisma, ”probabil într-o încercare de a aduna informaţii legate de familia preşedintelui Biden”, a spus acesta. Hunter Biden a fost membru în consiliul de administraţie al Burisma. De asemenea, a încercat să exacerbeze diviziunile din SUA pe problemele de justiţie rasială, se arată în raport.
Persons: Vladimir Putin, preşedinte Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump, Biden, Democratul Biden, Robert Mueller, Hillary Clinton, Putin, Konstantin Kilimnik, Hunter, Paul Manafort, Mueller, Agenţii, Hunter Biden Organizations: Reuters, Hezbollah, Internet Research Locations: Rusiei, preşedinte, Ucraina, Rusia, Agenţiile, Iranului, Statele Unite, Iran, China, Cuba, Venezuela, SUA, Chinei, Cubei, Washington, Moscova, Beijing, Teheran, ucrainean, corupţie, justiţie
Oamenii legii au început să-i reţină pe cei care au venit să-l întâlnească la aeroportul Vnukovo, pe Navalnîi. Corespondentul Novaya Gazeta, Vlad Dokshin, asistentul lui Navalnîi, Ilya Pakhomov, avocatul Aleksey Molokoedov și directorul central al lui Navalnîi, Anastasia Kadetova, deasemenea au fost reținuți, potrivit meduza.io. În jurul orei șase, polițiștii au început să forțeze oamenii să iasă pe stradă. Aceştia se adunaseră la intrarea în aeroportul Vnukovo, unde urma să sosească politicianul Alexei Navalnîi. Cei care nu zboară nicăieri, au fost rugaţi de oficialii de securitate să părăsească clădirea aeroportului prin intermediul difuzoarelor.
Persons: Konstantin Kotov, Vlad Dokshin, Navalnîi, Anastasia Kadetova, Alexei Navalnîi
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