Main events July 31 Vladimir Kara-Murza and Vadim Krasikov. Photo: Media Vladimir Kara-Murza and Vadim Krasikov. Photo: Media The exchange of prisoners between Russia, the USA, Germany and Belarus can happen today, the television of Slovenia said. The United States stopped the Georgian assistance program for $ 95 million amid the adoption of the Law on Foreign Agents.

A prisoner exchange between Russia, the US, Germany and Belarus will take place in the coming hours, Slovenian TV channel N1 reports According to them, two Russian spies, Artem and Anna Dultsev, will be expelled from Slovenia. They will become part of a large-scale prisoner exchange between Russia and the United States, the channel said. Today, the couple was found guilty of espionage and sentenced to one year and seven months in prison. Both admitted their guilt.

A Soviet-era dissident explains why he’s behind bars yet again Activist and dissident Alexander Skobov over the years. Photos from personal archive. As illiberal forces take over Russia and the regime ruthlessly silences its critics, the few remaining heroes still willing to risk their lives for their political beliefs have only proven their resilience.

Former Channel One employee Marina Ovsyannikova spoke about the “easy” life after emigration - and caused a wave of criticism. "Novyevropa" talked to her Marina Ovsyannikova / Instagram Tuesday, in Montreal eleven in the morning. Former Channel Employee Marina Ovsyannikova came to Canada on business; She leaves the cafe and answers my call. I report that I want to interview her. Marina is surprised. She reports that she has no time for a long time: she can only give me about fifteen minutes.

The United States has suspended a $95 million aid program for Georgia "aimed at supporting the Georgian government," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, Reuters reports . "The Georgian government's anti-democratic actions and false statements are incompatible with the norms of EU and NATO membership.

Flags outside the US embassy building in Moscow, 4 January 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE / MAXIM SHIPENKOV As rumours continue to swirl about a potential international prisoner swap, it has now emerged that the names of several Russians serving prison sentences in the US have disappeared from the US Bureau of Prisons database.

A Tupolev Tu-214 operated by Rossiya Airlines. Photo: Wikipedia Speculation concerning the imminent release of multiple high-profile Russian political prisoners reached fever pitch on Wednesday when it was reported that a charter flight operated by Rossiya Airlines had departed the Siberian city of Omsk and was approaching Moscow, leading many to suggest that Russia’s highest-profile political prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza could be on board.

Ismail Khania was destroyed by a rocket launched by Tehran. He played an important role in negotiations with terrorists Ismail Hania. Photo: AFP / Scanpix / Leta "Brother, leader, Mujahideen" Hamas Palestinian group said that her political leader Ismail Khania was killed by an Israeli blow to his residence in Tehran.

Special score is approaching Moscow, on which Vladimir Kara-Murza can be taken Data on several convicted Russians disappeared from the Basz of the Bureau of Prosteen We are talking about Alexander Vinnik, Maxim Marchenko, Vadim Konoshchenka and Vladislav Klyushin , who are serving a sentence in the United States. On the loss of information about them in an online cartotext, lawyer Igor weak drew attention.

Oleksandr Ishchenko in court. Photo: Alexandra Astakhova / Mediazona Oleksandr Ishchenko in court. Photo: Alexandra Astakhova / Mediazona A Ukrainian prisoner of war who served with the Azov Brigade has died in custody while awaiting trial in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, independent news outlet Mediazona reported on Wednesday.

Paul Whelan, 22 February 2019. Photo: Sergey Ilnitsky / EPA-EFE Imprisoned former US Marine Paul Whelan has been transferred from the penal colony in Mordovia, Western Russia, where he had been serving a 16-year sentence for espionage, and his current whereabouts are unknown, his lawyer said on Wednesday, news agency Interfax reported .

"Novaya Evropa" is launching a special project about how Russia tried to become free. The first episode is about perestroika Watch the special project "On the Path to Freedom" on our YouTube channel - about how democratic changes are possible even under totalitarianism. "Novaya Gazeta Evropa" together with historians will figure out how the USSR changed beyond recognition during the short perestroika five-year period.

A billboard showing portraits of Russian officers reads ‘There are many peoples-One Homeland’ in St. Petersburg, Russia, 08 November 2023. Photo: EPA-EFE/ANATOLY MALTSEV A billboard showing portraits of Russian officers reads ‘There are many peoples-One Homeland’ in St. Petersburg, Russia, 08 November 2023.

The State Duma has adopted a law on mandatory military registration for people who have received Russian citizenship in three readings at once. This was reported on the website of the lower house of parliament. The authors of the initiative were deputies of all factions and several key committees, headed by the State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin - he was added to the Duma database the night before.

The prisoner of war Alexander Ishchenko, who served as a driver in the Azov regiment, died in the pre-trial detention center-5 of Rostov-on-Don. This was reported at a meeting of the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don, where Ishchenko and another 23 "Azovites" are being considered, the correspondent of "Mediazons" reports . Alexander Ishchenko in the courtroom.