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"Ukraine's Response to Pope's 'White Flag' Remark Sparks Diplomatic Tensions"

Ukraine has summoned the Vatican’s envoy to express disappointment over Pope Francis’s suggestion that Kyiv should “show the courage of the white flag” in negotiations with Russia, sparking widespread backlash. Meanwhile, Russian lawmakers seek to nullify the 1954 transfer of Crimea from Russia to Ukraine, and Russia claims Ukraine launched drones and downed one near Moscow. Additionally, a Russian student was jailed for 10 days for naming his WiFi network after a pro-Ukrainian slogan, and a South Korean man has been arrested in Russia on suspicion of espionage.

2 years ago•Source: The Independent

"Navalny's Widow Takes Lead in Fight Against Putin Amid Body Controversy"

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6.055 min•2 years ago

"Navalny's Widow Takes Lead in Fight Against Putin Amid Body Controversy"

Alexei Navalny's mother has been told she must wait 14 days to receive her son’s body as authorities conduct a “chemical examination”, with his wife Yulia Navalnaya alleging that the Kremlin is waiting for traces of the Novichok nerve agent to disappear from his body. Navalny’s ally Ivan Zhdanov denounced the Russian authorities for the delay in handing over the Putin critic’s body, while nearly 400 people have been detained in Russia for paying respects to Navalny. The US and British ambassadors also mourned Navalny’s death at a memorial in Moscow, and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell called for an independent international investigation into the causes of Alexei Navalny’s death.

via The Independent