According to prosecutors, Navalny spent around 356 million rubles ($4.8 million) of money raised for political and journalistic activities for “personal purposes” including “an acquisition of personal property, material assets and payment of expenses, including on trips abroad.” It alleges the funds came out of more than 588 million rubles …
Read More »Half of Russians believe alleged Navalny poisoning was faked or carried out by Western intelligence, only 15% blame Kremlin – poll
The survey, conducted by Levada, also revealed that 19 percent of respondents believe that Western intelligence agencies are responsible for the poisoning – four percent more than blame the Kremlin. Last week, President Vladimir Putin linked the activist to foreign states, specifically claiming he works alongside US special services. The …
Read More »Former head of Aussie military insists top brass responsible for alleged Afghan war crimes after report absolves them
Admiral Chris Barrie, who led the Australian Defence Force from 1998 to 2002, called for a royal commission to investigate allegations that Australian special forces in Afghanistan carried out unlawful killings, and insisted that responsibility for such crimes ultimately rests with the country’s military command. A four-year investigation, led by …
Read More »Canadian Epstein? Prince Andrew’s alleged pal Peter Nygard indicted in US on sex trafficking charges involving underage girls
The Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that the 79-year-old faces charges of “racketeering, sex trafficking, and related crimes arising out of a decades-long pattern of criminal conduct involving at least dozens of victims in the United States, the Bahamas, and Canada, among other locations.” The indictment alleges that the …
Read More »NBC News reports evidence of alleged Hunter Biden corruption, gets flooded with excuses why it’s not newsworthy
According to the broadcaster, the son of presumed President-elect Joe Biden may have failed to include in his tax returns the $400,000 he received from the Ukrainian energy company Burisma in 2014. This is a conclusion from an email, received by NBC, which was sent to Hunter Biden in 2017 …
Read More »Trump says FBI & DOJ ‘MISSING IN ACTION’ on alleged voter fraud, in first post-election interview
As Fox News continues its drift away from its usually sympathetic coverage of Donald Trump, the embattled president ranted about the network on Saturday, calling its programming “virtually unwatchable,” and advising his followers to tune in to “almost anything else” instead. Yet less than a day later, Trump phoned in …
Read More »US may hit more than 100 Chinese & Russian firms with trade restrictions over alleged military ties – report
If the list is published, US suppliers will have to obtain special licenses from the US government to export various items to those firms. This reportedly applies to everything from computer software like word processing, to scientific equipment like digital oscilloscopes, and aircraft parts and components. While obtaining such a …
Read More »Reddit censors alleged Hunter Biden ‘sex tape’ shared on video hosting subsidiary of Chinese firm co-founded by Steve Bannon
Joe Biden’s son Hunter has become even more of a focus for critics after an alleged sex tape involving “crack” usage was published on Saturday night. The video, along with several images, were put out through GTV, a subsidiary of GTV Media Group, which was founded in April of this …
Read More »Canada halts sale of drone gear to Turkey over alleged use in Nagorno-Karabakh, Ankara dubs it ‘double standards’
The surprise decision by the Canadian government – announced by Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne on Monday – “is an indication of the double-standard approach of this country,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. Turkish diplomats also recalled that Ottawa has been less principled when it …
Read More »European Parliament calls for international probe into alleged Navalny poisoning & suspension of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline
A resolution passed on Thursday called on European Union member states to “continue to isolate Russia in international forums,” encouraging the European Council “to prioritize the approval of the EU Magnitsky-style human rights sanctions” against what it called “the Russian regime.” The ‘Magnitsky’ sanctions are named after a Russian tax auditor, and associate …
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