US Attorney Michael Sherwin said during a news briefing Thursday that materials were stolen from the Capitol during the riot. “We have to identify what was done, mitigate that, and it could have potential national security equities.” buzzfeednews.com/article/christ…
"If I was sitting in the rezidentura, the [Russian] Embassy, whether I was the SVR or GRU, I would immediately be thinking, OK, well there are these things that are out in the wild," @MarkGaleotti said of the stolen material. buzzfeednews.com/article/christ…
A 2012 recording of former Belarusian KGB chief suggests President Alexander Lukashenko sanctioned assassinations of opponents abroad. Specifically mentioned is Belarus-born journalist Pavel Sheremet, who was killed by a car bomb in central Kyiv, Ukraine, in July 2016.
Tape doesn't prove Belarus killed Sheremet but adds new wrinkle to unsolved case & weight to one of 3 "tracks" of investigation: organized & carried out by Russians; ...Ukrainians; ...Belarusians. Details about how KGB wanted Sheremet killed also similar to what really happened.
Ukraine arrested and is currently trying 3 suspects in Kyiv for Sheremet's murder. All have denied involvement and much of Ukrainian civil society has sided with them. Legal experts also say authorities' case is built upon weak evidence. I wrote about it: cpj.org/2020/09/doubts…
Wow! Intl Criminal Court “has concluded that there is a reasonable basis at this time to believe that a broad range of conduct constituting war crimes and crimes against humanity within the jurisdiction of the Court have been committed in the context of the situation in Ukraine.”
Continued: “These findings... include three broad clusters of victimisation: (i) crimes committed in the context of the conduct of hostilities; (ii) crimes committed during detentions; and (iii) crimes committed in Crimea.”
This is really a big deal for Ukraine. The ICC is talking about full investigations of "alleged crimes committed on the territory of Ukraine from 20 February 2014 onwards." That includes Maidan massacre, potentially crimes against Crimean Tatars, crimes committed in Donbas, etc.
In Ukraine, where past elections have been tainted by fraud and poisonings and colored by bizarre livestreamed drug screenings, an official inside President Zelensky’s administration described the US election as “crazy” and “totally toxic.” buzzfeednews.com/article/christ…
Ever the diplomat, Lithuanian FM @LinkeviciusL told me the political unrest in the US “looks very unusual.”
“We’re not used to this sight. We hope and expect the United States will solve this, not only for the sake of the US, but for others,” he said.
No, @thedailybeast, this is NOT new. The laptop Derkach is discussing does NOT include any evidence to support accusations against the Bidens. It was presented last month during a press conference in Kyiv. I’ve seen the info he claims it holds; nothing verifiable there.
Here’s Derkach just this week again telling me about his laptop. (And yes, even though we chat and speak in Russian he has an aide translate things into English from time to time.)
“We are heartbroken to report the death of an American member of the @USEmbassyKyiv community. Officials from U.S. Embassy Kyiv are currently working with authorities to determine the circumstances of the death,” the embassy told @BuzzFeedNews. buzzfeednews.com/article/christ…
@USEmbassyKyiv@BuzzFeedNews Where the American woman was found is less than a mile west of the US embassy. The below map will give you a sense of how close it is. (Location found on the left; embassy right of the park edge) The embassy is a heavily guarded compound with guards and police around 24/7.
American woman working for @USEmbassyKyiv was found unconscious with head wound today; she was rushed to hospital but died, Ukrainian police sources tell me. Investigation underway; unclear if accident or attack. She was wearing jogging clothes, earbuds, found near train tracks.
@USEmbassyKyiv Kyiv police have released a statement saying they're looking for a person of interest: a man with dark hair, 30-40 years old, around 6 feet tall, dressed in black shorts, dark blue sneakers and a T-shirt. kyiv.npu.gov.ua/news/novini/po…
The US Embassy declined to comment. I've reached out to the State Department for information.