Russian Embassy in Tokyo. Photo: Wikipedia The retired commander of the Eastern Army of the Ground Forces of the Self -Defense Forces of Japan, which is responsible for the security of Tokyo and 10 prefectures of the East of the country, is suspected of transferring secret information to an employee of the Russian GRU. It is reported by Kyodo with reference to an unnamed source related to the investigation. The name of the suspect is not revealed; It is only indicated that he is 64 years old.

The security forces who cordoned off the activists of the blockade of Crimea. 11/21/2015. Photo of Shevkete Namatullaev In the Chaplinsky district of the Kherson region of Ukraine there were clashes between security forces and participants in the civil blockade of Crimea, which prevent the repair of power lines leading to the region annexed by Russia. This was reported on his Facebook page by the Deputy General Director of the Crimean Tatar television channel ATR Auder Mudsabaev.

Toomomas Hendrick Ilves, Dalya Gribauskaite and Raymond Weionis. Photo: President.lv The presidents of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia said that their countries will not participate in a wide coalition, which is proposed to create for the fight against the Islamic State if Russia is one of the members of this coalition. It is reported by delfi.ee.

Patrol on Brussels Street. Photo: @lwtharoid In Brussels, the highest - fourth on the national scale is declared - the level of terrorist threat. It is reported by Reuters. The decision was made following a meeting of the joint meeting of officials of justice, police and intelligence. As specifies Le Monde, the third level of danger has been declared in the rest of the country.

Two years ago, on November 21, 2013, Euromaidan began - a mass protest in the center of Kyiv, caused by the refusal of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych to sign an association agreement between Ukraine and the European Union. This decision was made by the Ukrainian president under strong pressure from the Kremlin. The demonstrators also expressed outrage at the massive corruption and lawlessness perpetrated by all branches of government.

Circassians. Photo of 1866 from Elot.ru Activists of the Circassian national organizations criticize the installation of a monument to Alexander II in Sochi, the Caucasian Knot reports . This emperor is noted by social activists, guilty of the Circassians and Ubykhs genocide.

Special forces at the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako. Frame EURONEWS Among the dead in a terrorist attack on the Radisson Blu hotel in the capital of Mali Bamako there are Russian citizens. This was reported by TASS with reference to the official representative of the Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharov. “After reliable information about the quantity and names is received, the Foreign Ministry will make an appropriate statement,” the official assured.

UN headquarters. Photo: Wikipedia Russian diplomats Grigory Lukyantsev, Vasily Nebenzya, Anatoly Viktorov and Evgeny Zagainov in 2008 and further every year since 2010, they read the same speech to the UN, making only minimal adjustments to it. This was reported by RBC with reference to the publication of the blogger Yuri Shtengel, who analyzed the speeches of the diplomats.

Special forces at the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako. Frame ORTM When capturing by Islamic terrorists of the Radisson Blu hotel in the capital of Mali Bamako, six Russians - employees of the Volga -Dnepr freight airline. This was reported in her commentary by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.