A resident of Sevastopol, in Ukrainian Crimea annexed by Moscow, was sentenced in Russia to fifteen years in prison for spying for Ukraine, the Russian security services (FSB) said on Tuesday.
Accused of having entered into contact “on his own initiative” with the Ukrainian special services (SBU), the resident of Sevastopol – a 45-year-old Russian citizen – provided Ukraine, according to investigators, with information and photos on the location of Russian military units and ships in Crimea.
Russian Defense Minister Andrei Beloussov, on an official visit to Beijing, was received on Tuesday by a senior Chinese military official, the Russian army announced in a press release. His meeting with the vice-president of the Chinese Central Military Commission, Zhang Youxia, took place the day after the meeting between the Russian minister and his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun, according to the same source.
“We have had very substantive talks with the Chinese Minister of Defense and we see that we have common views, a common assessment of the situation and a common vision of what we need to do together,” the minister said. Russian, quoted in the press release, during his meeting with Zhang Youxia. He praised a Russian-Chinese strategic partnership, established through the efforts of Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin.
The German secret services were very concerned on Monday about the growing danger that they believe Russia’s interference in Germany and Europe represents. The head of the German espionage and counter-espionage services thus estimated “whether we like it or not: we are in direct conflict with Russia”
EU foreign ministers, meeting in Luxembourg, decided to sanction 14 entities and individuals in Iran, including the airline Iran Air, for having delivered or facilitated the delivery of ballistic missiles to Moscow, the 27 explained on Monday . The United States, the United Kingdom, France and Germany had already adopted sanctions of this type in mid-September. They provide for a freeze of assets in the EU and a ban on travel within the territory of the European Union. The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen welcomed the adoption of these sanctions, however calling for “more” to be done to defend Ukraine.
Hello everyone. Once again, the editorial staff of 20 Minutes is mobilizing to give you all the information on the conflict in Ukraine. On the ground, the situation is still very complicated for civilians. As winter approaches, Russian forces are increasing their strikes against energy infrastructure, but also against Ukrainian cities.
