When they took him in for interrogation, the Russian soldiers told Viktor Soldatov he would soon be allowed to return home. He was released nine months later, having endured treatment that drove him to attempt suicide in his cell. “They threw me on the table, spread me apart,” he recalls. “Four of them held me...
The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Peya Mushelenga, had substantive and productive talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Dr. Mushelenga’s visit was his first visit to Russia as Minister of International Relations and Cooperation. A statement issued by the Russian Embassy says the two ministers agreed that bilateral ties, rooted in the uncompromising...
Following a recent terror attack in Russia, Swapo said differences in ideology should never justify the use of violence against innocent and unarmed civilians. On Friday, gunmen belonging to the Islamic State (IS) opened fire and detonated explosives at a concert venue near Moscow, killing at least 133 people and wounding more than 100. The...
Russia has charged four men it says attacked a Moscow concert hall and killed at least 137 people. Three were marched bent double into a Moscow court while the fourth was in a wheelchair. All were charged with committing an act of terrorism. The Islamic State group, or IS, said it carried out Friday’s outrage...
Following a recent terror attack in Russia, Swapo said differences in ideology should never justify the use of violence against innocent and unarmed civilians. On Friday, gunmen belonging to the Islamic State (IS) opened fire and detonated explosives at a concert venue near Moscow, killing at least 133 people and wounding more than 100. The...
The Russian Embassy in Namibia has condemned the brutal terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow. In a statement, the Embassy expressed that “this heinous crime against peaceful citizens” has no justification. The foreign mission has, in turn, called for severe punishment for the organisers and perpetrators of this crime. The Embassy also...
Staff Reporter THE Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform (MAWLR), Calle Schlettwein, has dispelled allegations that Russia’s atomic agency subsidiary, Headspring Investments, is illegally drilling in the Stampriet aquifer, potentially exposing it to radioactive material. Schlettwein made this statement in response to questions posed by UPM President Jan van Wyk in parliament. Headspring Investments’...
Millions of barrels of fuel made from Russian oil are still being imported to the UK despite sanctions imposed over the war in Ukraine, research claims. A so-called “loophole” means Russian crude is refined in countries such as India and the products sold to the UK. This is not illegal and does not breach the...
In a function room on the edge of Moscow, something unusual is happening. A group of women are publicly criticising the Russian authorities. Their husbands are among the 300,000 reservists mobilised by Russian President Vladimir Putin for the war in Ukraine in autumn 2022. And they want them home. “When will our husbands be considered...