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killed near Moscow. Daria Dugina, 29, an active supporter of Russia's war
against Ukraine, sanctioned by U.S., was killed by a car bomb on Aug. 20.
Dugin is a Russian political philosopher and ultranationalist who backs the idea
of dismemberment of Ukraine and other former Soviet countries and making
them part of Russia. In the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, he called
for killings of Ukrainians.
Unknown Russian group claims responsibility for murder of imperialist
ideologue's daughter. The National Republican Army, a group that had not
been known before Aug. 21, is responsible for the murder of Daria, the
daughter of Russian imperialist Alexander Dugin, former Russian lawmaker
Ilya Ponomaryov said. He claimed that the group had authorised him to issue
the statement. "We... (are outlawing) the initiators of the war and those who
rob and oppress the peoples of Russia," the group allegedly said. "We declare
President Putin a usurper of power and a war criminal who amended the
Constitution, unleashed a fratricidal war between Slavic peoples, and sent
Russian soldiers to certain and senseless death." Daria Dugina, who actively
supported Russia's war against Ukraine, was killed by a car bomb on Aug. 20.
Russia unilaterally halts US inspections of its nukes under the New
START treaty. The New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) was signed
in 2010 and is expected to last until 2026. The treaty provides for 18 on-site
inspections per year for U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals.
Turkey's Baykar to build a drone factory in Ukraine.
Germany is launching a €27.5b subsidy scheme for its energy industry
"to partially compensate energy-intensive companies for higher electricity prices" that has now been green lit by Brussels
The Turkish company that produces Bayraktar combat drones, is currently in the process of building
a factory in Ukraine, said Ukrainian Ambassador to Turkey Vasyl Bodnar. According to Bodnar, Baykar has already registered in Ukraine, developed project documents and purchased a land plot. In July, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reportedly said that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin asked him for a deal with the Turkish defence firm. Baykar’s CEO Haluk Bayraktar earlier said his company wouldn't sell the drones to Russia. “Turkey supports Ukraine with combat drones. We would never do that,” he said.
Putin allies use loopholes in British law to bypass sanctions. Businessmen Arkady and Boris Rotenberg, close allies of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, have created a company that is not legally required to disclose its beneficiaries, according to an investigation by the BBC and Finance Uncovered. In 2016 and 2017 in an effort to fight money laundering, the British government introduced new rules that required almost all UK companies to name their beneficial owners. However, limited partnerships are not subject to
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