Russian propagandists say Pushkin is alive and well thanks to appreciation from Congo's foreign minister, who studied in Leningrad. Biden wouldn't have a clue about this sort of thing, they think.
For years British police may have been under political pressure not to fully investigate the deaths of prominent Russians in London because of the huge amount of Russian wealth invested in the country, and fear of the Kremlin, I tell @DianaaBuitrago in an upcoming interview.
Was the Kremlin involved in a recent series of apparent suicides and murder-suicides of businessmen at home and abroad, such as that of Mikhail Watford in London? It's hard to tell because there are also real financial and political reasons that could have motivated suicide.
There is a pattern of connections to the gas industry, and when something happens in Russia there is almost no possibility to find out the real story. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…
The MH17 trial resumes in The Hague again today with the defence handing out large piles of papers to the judges.
Defence lawyer Boudewijn van Eyck says he is going to show slides on "missile identification" which presumably will attempt to bolster the case that MH17 was not shot down by a Russian Buk.
All four defendants are absent. Only one is represented by lawyers, Oleg Pulatov.
Navalny repeats that the previous judge he is accused of insulting is unprofessional and a rude woman. He says he will answer the prosecution's questions but has no evidence to give himself.
Navalny agrees that he called the previous judge a toad. The prosecution explains that Navalny's insulting words were used in conversations with his lawyers, not directly in speaking to the judge.