The man charged with trying to organize the murder of the Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko announced in court on Thursday that he was acting as a Ukrainian counterintelligence agent.

Boris German, suspected of organizing the assassination attempt on Arkady Babchenko, said in court that he acted as part of his work for Ukrainian counterintelligence. The court arrested Herman for two months. According to Herman, he began to cooperate with the special services after he was approached by his "old acquaintance" who lives in Moscow and "is engaged in the Putin Foundation organizing riots in Ukraine." “This is a citizen of Ukraine, his name is Vyacheslav Pivovarnik.

In Tbilisi on the evening of May 31, several thousand people came out to protest in connection with the verdict in the case of the murder of two schoolchildren in December 2017. First, the protesters, among whom was the father of one of the dead children, came out to the building of the main prosecutor's office. After this, the head of the department, Irakli Shotadze, resigned . The rally then moved to the parliament building.

The Shevchenkovsky Court of Kyiv arrested Boris German, suspected of organizing an assassination attempt on journalist Arkady Babchenko. At the trial, German stated that he had been cooperating with the Ukrainian counterintelligence for about six months and acted according to its instructions. He claims that he began to cooperate with the special services after he was contacted by an acquaintance from the "Putin Foundation", which organizes riots in Ukraine.

The Investigative Committee canceled the decision to close the case on the rape of a girl with autism from Vladikavkaz. According to Radio Liberty, the decision was made by Deputy Head of the Department Boris Karnaukhov. The girl's mother, Zalina Dudueva, confirmed this information to Meduza. According to her, it was decided to reopen the case due to public outcry.

Canon has stopped selling the EOS-1V film camera. This announcement is posted on the Japanese version of the Canon website. The company will continue to repair the sold EOS-1V until October 31, 2025. At the same time, Canon warns that in the event of a lack of parts, requests for repairs may be rejected as early as the end of October 2020. According to Petapixel, the EOS-1V is Canon's latest film camera. The device is still available for purchase on eBay.

Monetochka’s personal photo archive On May 25, Elizaveta Gyrdymova — aka “Monetochka” (Lil’ Coin) — released a new album called “Raskraski dlya Vzroslykh” (Coloring for Adults). Just two years ago, Monetochka made a name for herself with a collection of amusing songs uploaded to the social network Vkontakte, where she sings and plays piano. With “Raskraski,” however, Monetochka has fashioned her own tone and musical language, transcending what made her an Internet sensation.

The Ugandan Parliament voted to introduce a tax on the use of Internet messengers and social networks. From July 1, citizens of the country will have to pay 200 shillings (about five US cents) for this. The same law in the country introduces a 1% tax on money transfers for the services of mobile operators. The innovation was called for by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, according to whom social networks encourage the spread of rumors, BBC News reports.

SBU On May 31, the Shevchenkovsky District Court of Kyiv named the alleged organizer of the attempt on the journalist Arkady Babchenko. Medusa says that Boris Lvovich German is known from open sources. The German account on Mail.ru says that he is 50 years old. His father is an influential Ukrainian businessman Lev Berkovich German. Boris German account on mail.ru German Jr. studied at two Ukrainian universities (Kiev National Economic University named after V.

Ukrainian National Security Service / YouTube Ukrainian national security agents detain Boris German, the man who allegedly organized the attempted murder of Arkady Babchenko On May 29, police in Kiev reported the murder of the Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko.

In Latvia, firefighters saved a man who fell out of the window from the fourth floor, caught his feet. According to the State Fire and Rescue Service, a signal was received that a person was going to jump out of the window of the fourth floor. The firefighters who arrived at the scene did not enter the apartment, fearing that a person would decide to jump down.

May 31. The name of the organizer of the assassination attempt on Babchenko and the departure of Zidane from Real Madrid The court in Kiev revealed the name of the alleged organizer of the assassination attempt on journalist Arkady Babchenko, who was detained the day before - his name is Boris German. According to his lawyer, Herman is the director of an arms manufacturing company known for “volunteer work for the needs of the ATO.” He has already been charged with terrorism.

Ukrainian citizen Alexey Tsymbalyuk says he’s the man who was allegedly hired to kill the Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko. The news agency UNIAN identifies Tsymbalyuk as a veteran of Ukraine’s “Anti-Terrorist Operation,” meaning that he fought against pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. Tsymbalyuk complimented the work of Ukraine’s National Security Service, encouraging others to come forward, if they know about any murder plots.

The United States will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Europe, Canada and Mexico from June 1, US Secretary of Commerce Wilbor Ross announced on May 31. A duty of 25% will be introduced on steel imports, and 10% on aluminum imports. The EU announced its intention to complain about the US actions to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

The reduction in excise taxes on gasoline will be carried out from June 1, and not from July 1, as previously planned. Interfax reports this with reference to one of the participants in the meeting of Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak with the heads of oil companies. Excise taxes per ton of fuel will be reduced by 3,000 rubles for gasoline and 2,000 for diesel fuel.