Sri Lanka to send ministers to Russia and Qatar to try to secure cheap oil. The cash-strapped government says it is almost out of fuel. Government extends closure of non-essential state institutions to save fuel. Fuel reserves are sufficient for less than two days’ usage, the minister says. About 1.7 million residents need “life-saving assistance”, … Read more
Moscow: A Siberian news editor was arrested on Friday for claiming 11 riot police officers refused to join Moscow’s military campaign in Ukraine. Since President Vladimir Putin dispatched troops to Ukraine on February 24, authorities have stepped up efforts to muzzle critics. The Investigative Committee said the main editor of a news website in Khakassia, … Read more
A Russian court ordered the pre-trial detention of a Siberian media person for alleging that 11 riot cop members had refused to join Moscow’s military campaign in Ukraine on Friday. Since President Vladimir Putin sent troops to Ukraine on February 24, authorities have stepped up measures to silence critics of the military operation in Russia’s … Read more
