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Drugs cop in western Russia busted for growing marijuana at home & planting it on innocent citizen to boost his arrest numbers

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The deputy head of a Russian city’s drugs control department has been arrested for growing cannabis and using it to stage the arrest of an innocent man in a fake possession case. The officer was trying to improve his arrest total. … Read More >Drugs cop in western Russia busted for growing marijuana at home & planting it on innocent citizen to boost his arrest numbers

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Fear of US sanctions spooks insurers into refusing to cover construction of troubled Nord Steam 2

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A large group of shipping insurers will refuse to insure vessels participating in the construction of Nord Stream 2, as companies worry that providing services for builders puts them at risk of violating US sanctions. … Read More >Fear of US sanctions spooks insurers into refusing to cover construction of troubled Nord Steam 2

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‘Jesus of Siberia,’ cult leader ‘Vissarion’ found in possession of weapons, cash, jewellery, & adult toys during police raid

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When cops busted Siberia’s answer to Christ this week, they discovered plenty of items unbecoming of a self-proclaimed ‘Son of God.’ Officers found weapons, money and even adult toys in the sect leader’s stash of worldly goods. … Read More >‘Jesus of Siberia,’ cult leader ‘Vissarion’ found in possession of weapons, cash, jewellery, & adult toys during police raid

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Russian opposition figure Navalny discharged from Berlin hospital, doctors believe ‘full recovery’ from alleged poisoning possible

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Alexey Navalny, a leading Russian opposition figure and anti-corruption campaigner, has been discharged from Berlin’s Charité hospital as his condition continues to improve. The surprise announcement came on Wednesday morning. … Read More >Russian opposition figure Navalny discharged from Berlin hospital, doctors believe ‘full recovery’ from alleged poisoning possible

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Washington using Navalny situation as excuse to block Russian-German Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, Russian intelligence chief says

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The US is working hard to keep the spotlight on the case of Alexey Navalny as a way to help block construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, according to Sergey Naryshkin, head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (the SVR). … Read More >Washington using Navalny situation as excuse to block Russian-German Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, Russian intelligence chief says

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Siberian cult leader ‘Vissarion’ who claims to be ‘re-incarnation of Jesus Christ’ arrested over psychological violence

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Police in Siberia have arrested three leaders of the notorious ‘Church of the Last Testament’ religious sect on suspicion of using psychological violence to extract income, resulting in “serious harm” to their followers. … Read More >Siberian cult leader ‘Vissarion’ who claims to be ‘re-incarnation of Jesus Christ’ arrested over psychological violence

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Opposition figure Navalny demands Russian authorities return CLOTHES ‘seized’ after alleged August poisoning attempt

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Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny, who is being treated in Germany, has demanded that Russian authorities send him back the clothes he was wearing during an alleged attempt to poison him last month in Siberia. … Read More >Opposition figure Navalny demands Russian authorities return CLOTHES ‘seized’ after alleged August poisoning attempt

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Really, lads? UK military touts Paratrooper deployment into ‘Russia’s BACKYARD’… that is, at Ukraine drills

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Boasting about the biggest deployment of the Paras “in decades,” the UK Defence Ministry showed off photos of a training jump in Ukraine, which they described both as an ally – which it isn’t – and as “Russia’s backyard.” … Read More >Really, lads? UK military touts Paratrooper deployment into ‘Russia’s BACKYARD’… that is, at Ukraine drills

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Putin says global economy won’t recover from Covid-19 pandemic ‘for a long time,’ calls for world trade to be freed from sanctions

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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin told the 75th session of the UN General Assembly that global trade needs to be released from illegitimate sanctions. He also decried a “lack of humanity” in international affairs in the Covid era. … Read More >Putin says global economy won’t recover from Covid-19 pandemic ‘for a long time,’ calls for world trade to be freed from sanctions