Russia-Ukraine war latest: Kyiv problems cautioning to Belarus as drone ‘blows hole’ in Novorossiysk port ship

Jailed Russian opposition political leader Alexei Navalny has actually had an additional 19 years contributed to his prison term, on charges commonly deemed fake.

He was attempted at a court at his IK-6 chastening nest in Melekhovo, located some 145 miles east of Moscow, on 6 different charges, consisting of prompting and funding extremist activity and developing an extremist organisation.

Journalists were not let into the courtroom however able to enjoy procedures on CCTV from an unique media room close by, although the feed was cut almost as quickly as the sentence was noticable.

Mr Navalny’s group said the judge had actually included 19 years to his existing terms. State district attorneys had actually requested for 20.

China has actually revealed that it would send out a senior authorities to Jeddah for weekend talks on discovering a peace deal for Ukraine, in a diplomatic coup for Kyiv, the West and Saudi Arabia.

Ukrainian and Western diplomats hope the conference in Jeddah of nationwide security consultants and other senior authorities from some 40 nations – which leaves out Russia – will settle on essential concepts for a future peace settlement to end Moscow’s war.

China’s unique envoy for Eurasian Affairs Li Hui will check out Jeddah for the talks, Beijing’s foreign ministry said on Friday. “China is willing to work with the international community to continue to play a constructive role in promoting a political solution to the crisis in Ukraine,” a representative said.

China was welcomed to a previous round of talks in Copenhagen in late June however did not participate in.

The direct channel in between the Russian Agricultural Bank and JPMorgan, arranged by the United Nations as a method to keep Russia in the Black Sea grain deal, was shut on Wednesday, Russia’s foreign ministry has actually said.

Russia declined to extend the deal last month, implicating the West of stopping working to carry out parts of the accord that impact Moscow’s own food and fertiliser exports, and has actually because assaulted a variety of Ukrainian port centers and grain silos.

Viktor Voroncov, a business owner who transferred to Lithuania from Russia a number of years back, discovered Lithuanian and obtained citizenship there, said he concurred with the relocation by authorities to expel numerous Russian and Belarusian residents.

“I know many Russians who served in the Soviet and later in Putin’s army. They are married to Lithuanian wives, they live here, maintain close contacts with comrades in arms back in Russia and are spreading Kremlin propaganda constantly,” Mr Voroncov said.

“Lithuania is a democratic country and tolerates different views. Even their propaganda was OK until the war started, but things have changed and they must go,” he said.

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said her celebration was in touch with Lithuanian authorities after the EU country withdrawed the residency authorizations of more than 1,000 Russian and Belarusian residents.

The Belarusian opposition was looking for to “prevent a strike on innocent people who are not associated with the regime”, Ms Tsikhanouskaya said.

“I understand that Lithuania’s actions are dictated by national interests and security, because the Lukashenko regime poses a direct threat to our neighbors,” Ms Tsikhanouskaya informed the Associated Press, describing Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko.

“The vast majority of Belarusians do not support Russia’s criminal war against Ukraine and continue to help Ukraine, many are fighting the dictatorship in the underground. It is very important that they can find a safe haven in Europe if they are in danger.”

Lithuania has actually removed more than a thousand Russian and Belarusian residents of their residency allows, implicating them of being a hazard to nationwide security.

The federal government had actually asked these homeowners to respond to a survey which inquired about their views on Russia’s intrusion of Ukraine and the status of Crimea, the Ukrainian area which Russia unlawfully annexed in 2014.

Lithuania, which stated its self-reliance from the Soviet Union more than thirty years back, comes from Nato and the European Union, and has actually been a location of haven for numerous who have actually run away repression in Belarus and Russia.

The Migration Department said it had actually developed that 910 Belarusian and 254 Russian residents living in Lithuania postured a hazard to nationwide security, a choice that was based upon an examination of public and non-public details.

According to the Migration Department, more than 58,000 Belarusian residents and 16,000 Russian residents are presently living in Lithuania.

A Ukranian mom who lost an eye in a thought assassination effort has actually looked like the cover star on the very first Playboy printed because the Russian intrusion.

Iryna Bilotserkovets, whose spouse is an assistant to Kyiv’s mayor Vitali Klitschko, postured with an eye mask and metal swimsuit after being captured in a weapon attack simply 3 days after Russia attacked Ukraine in February in 2015.

The mother-of-three was driving home with her kids through an area in Ukraine when her car was struck by numerous bullets. Speaking to Playboy about life after the attack, she said: “Doctors in Ukraine said I was probably going to die. I didn’t agree.”

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Telegram channel Rybar has actually shared a picture of the sea drone supposedly accountable for the attack declared to have actually taken a Russian warship out of action at a significant commerical port near Crimea.

Kyiv has actually implicated Russia of preparing to stage a “false flag” attack at the Mozyr oil refinery in Belarusas part of an effort to draw Belarus into the war in Ukraine.

The Security Service of Ukraine said its assertions were based upon details obtained from a number of sources, consisting of a recorded Russian serviceman.