Daily Archives: 20. April 2022
Julian Assange’s High Court fight against extradition
Undertaking the next step in the legal process and defending Julian in the High Court will be expensive, even though Julian’s legal team continues to work for low remuneration and have contributed much of their time pro bono. We cannot do it alone and we need your support.
BREAKING: A UK judge has ordered the extradition of Julian Assange to the US where he will face a 175 year sentence for publishing The decision will now move to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel – the defense have until May 18 to make submissions
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Wladimir Putins Geheimdienst versteckt wohl Milliardenpleitier Jan Marsalek in Russland – Deutschland fordert Auslieferung
Brisant: Den deutschen Behörden und dem Bundeskanzleramt soll der Aufenthalt Marsaleks in einem Moskauer Vorort seit Januar 2021 bekannt gewesen sein – im Gegensatz zu den Ermittlungsbehörden in München. Details hierzu veröffentlichte ebenfalls die «Bild»-Zeitung.
China Says it Will Keep Boosting Strategic Ties With Russia
Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng called for deepening ties in a range of fields during a meeting on Monday in Beijing with Russian envoy Andrey Ivanovich Denisov, according to a Chinese Foreign Ministry statement. He said that a nearly 30% jump in trade between the nations during the first three months of 2022 demonstrate “the great resilience and internal dynamism of bilateral cooperation.”
India Soaks Up Every Major Russian Oil Variety as Flows Persist
State-run oil refiners are now looking at privately negotiated deals instead of buying through public tenders in order to get better prices, according to Indian refinery officials and traders. The South Asian nation has purchased everything from flagship Urals that ships from ports in the west, to a rare cargo of ESPO from the Far East, typically favored by China.
UAE energy chief doubles down on OPEC alliance with Russia
The United Arab Emirates‘ energy minister doubled down Monday on an oil alliance with Russia that‘s helped buoy crude prices to their highest in years as Moscow‘s war on Ukraine rattles markets and sends energy and commodity prices soaring.
The minister said Russia, with its 10 million barrels of oil a day, is an important member of the global OPEC+ energy alliance.
Europe Reluctantly Readies Russian Oil Embargo
Officials are drafting a phased import ban on Russian oil products, but the measure won’t be floated until after the second round of the French elections at the earliest.
What happens to weapons sent to Ukraine? The US doesn‘t really know
But the risk, both current US officials and defense analysts say, is that in the long term, some of those weapons may wind up in the hands of other militaries and militias that the US did not intend to arm.
„We have fidelity for a short time, but when it enters the fog of war, we have almost zero,“ said one source briefed on US intelligence. „It drops into a big black hole, and you have almost no sense of it at all after a short period of time.“
haben eigentlich die amerikaner & briten ihre neuesten panzer und kampfflugzeuge an die #ukraine geliefert?
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Germany reviewing list of weapons requested by Ukraine to find out what can be delivered quickly – Scholz
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Germany is studying the list of weapons requested by Ukraine and plans to „find out what can be supplied quickly.“
„The lists include anti-tank weapons and air defense weapons,“ Scholz told reporters in Berlin on Tuesday following a video conference with U.S. President Joe Biden and other G7 leaders.