Day: November 7, 2021

Spiegel: Russian diplomat was found dead in front of the embassy in Berlin A Russian diplomat was found dead in Germany. This is reported by the German edition of Der Spiegel. It is noted that the body of the secretary of the Russian embassy was found on the sidewalk in front of the embassy in Berlin. According to the preliminary version, the diplomat fell out of the window. In October, it was reported that the bodies of four Russians were found in a hotel sauna in Albania. Initially, the investigators considered the version of their death from asphyxiation, but later experts called it unlikely, since during the inspection of the scene no elements capable of causing asphyxia were found. On the fact of the incident, the Albanian Prosecutor General's Office opened a murder case. It was clarified that the department made such a decision at the suggestion of the state

The German Foreign Ministry said that it was aware of the death of an employee of the Russian Embassy in Berlin The German Foreign Ministry (MFA) is aware of the death of an employee of the Russian Embassy in Berlin, but so far refrains from commenting for reasons of personal data protection. This was announced by the representative of the Foreign Ministry Christopher Burger, RIA Novosti reports. “I ask for your understanding that for reasons of protecting the personal data of the deceased and loved ones, I cannot give other details,” Burger commented on the Foreign Ministry's reaction. p> The death of the 35-year-old Russian diplomat was reported by the German edition Spiegel. As the publication suggests, the German security services saw him as a disguised employee of the internal secret service of the Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia. The editorial staff clarified that after the discovery of the

Macron's security chief Alexander Benall was accused of violent actions , two of them are conditional. He was found guilty in the case of the use of force at a demonstration in 2018. This was reported by the BFMTV channel. In July 2018, the French media published a video in which Benall beat a protester during a demonstration on May 1 in Paris. In the video, a man in a black protective helmet and civilian clothes at first behaves rudely and pushes the girl. Then he grabs a young man surrounded by police, drags him along the ground and beats him in front of eyewitnesses. The French leader fired the security adviser after new details of the case emerged, for which he faced criticism for not taking such measures earlier. Benall was accused of violent actions, interference with the implementation of state service, illegal wearing of insignia, concealment of images

Colombian Police Director General: A Russian associated with IS was detained at El Dorado airport militants of the “Islamic State” (IS, a terrorist organization banned in Russia) . This was reported on Friday by TASS with reference to the director general of the Colombian police, Jorge Vargas. As Vargas specified, Vladimir Taranets, known as Ali Ali, is a Russian citizen and was declared by the authorities on the international wanted list as a member of a terrorist group. He was caught at the El Dorado airport in the capital of Colombia, Bogota. Earlier, on November 3, the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack that took place in the Afghan capital of Kabul. His target was the Taliban militants (a terrorist organization banned in Russia) . It was clarified that a group of militants attacked the capital's hospital, during the attack a suicide bomber blew himself up. As a

Merkel: contacts between Russia and Germany must be maintained despite the difficulties Contacts between Germany and Russia must be maintained despite all the difficulties. Acting Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel said this at the ceremony of presenting the Walter Rathenau medal for achievements in politics, RIA Novosti reports. According to her, dialogue with Moscow should be conducted, despite the conflict in Donbass and the situation around Crimea that “deeply shook the European order.” At the same time, she called Russia's relations with Germany special. The politician also added that Berlin and Paris continue to work in the “Normandy format” to fulfill the Minsk agreements. Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin recalled that before leaving the post of Chancellor of Germany, Merkel had been in this position for 16 years. “It was not my decision, it was hers. She was in power for 16 years. This is decent, “Putin answered when asked