US approves sanctions against Russian banks and shipbuilding corporationThe United States has approved sanctions against the Bank of Moscow, VTB, Russian Agricultural Bank and United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), RIA Novosti has announced, citing information posted on the Finance Ministry’s website.12:13 30.07.2014
Russia urges EU to investigate secret CIA prisons in EuropeKonstantin Dolgov, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Special Representative for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, has urged the EU countries to investigate the alleged operation of CIA-run torture facilities in Europe, often referred to as “black sites,” RIA Novosti announced on Monday.10:07 29.07.2014
US is losing interest in a deal with Snowden, says NSA officialThere’s less need now for the Obama administration to make a deal to allow Edward Snowden to return home than there was after his wave of surveillance disclosures began more than a year ago, NSA Deputy Director Richard Ledgett said during an appearance at the Aspen Security Forum.12:22 28.07.2014
US court has jurisdiction over alleged Russian hacker – prosecutorsA court in Guam has personal jurisdiction over Russian national Roman Seleznev who was arrested and brought to the US to stand trial in cash register systems hacking case, according to the memorandum filed by prosecutors with the court and obtained by RAPSI.18:04 24.07.2014
ECHR rules that Gozi case suspect extradition to the US would not violate his rightsThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that the extradition of Latvian national Deniss Calovskis, who is suspected of involvement in the Gozi virus scam alongside Russian national Nikita Kuzmin, to the US would not violate his rights, the court said in a statement Thursday.17:24 24.07.2014
No prior notice given to Russia before US cyber fraud arrestUS officials did not provide Russia with information on the activity of the Russian citizen who was charged with cyber fraud before his arrest, according to Konstantin Dolgov, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s envoy for human rights, democracy and supremacy of law.14:45 24.07.2014
Poland violated rights of detainees of CIA secret prisons - ECHRThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled Thursday that Poland is responsible for numerous violations of rights of two men suspected of terrorist acts and detained through a CIA-run secret prison program.13:55 24.07.2014
Alleged Russian hacker Roman Seleznev claims he was kidnapped by the USThe defense team of suspected Russian hacker Roman Seleznev who claims that he was seized in the Maldives by Secret Service agents and whisked away to the US has filed a motion to dismiss the case against Seleznev.09:02 22.07.2014
Manning to receive treatment for gender identity disorder in military hospitalArmy intelligence analyst Pfc. Bradley Manning, who was sentenced to 35 years for leaking hundreds of thousands of confidential documents, will receive treatment for gender identity disorder in a military hospital, AP announced on Thursday, citing Defense Department sources.10:35 18.07.2014
Prime Minister Medvedev says US sanctions against Russia illegitimateThe new US sanctions against Russian companies are illegitimate because they are not based on UN decisions, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.14:16 17.07.2014
Seleznev case “based solely on law enforcement considerations” – US State DepartmentSeleznev will be afforded all consular access, said State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki, adding the Seleznev case is a law enforcement matter that has nothing to do with the latest tensions between Russia and the US.11:24 16.07.2014
US court ordered figure skater Baiul to pay $35,000 in NBC’s legal feesA New York judge has ordered figure skater Oksana Baiul to compensate NBC’s $35,000 legal fees in a lawsuit filed by the Ukrainian-born skater against the company last year, AP writes.11:03 15.07.2014
Russian diplomats reach detained hacker in GuamThe Russian consular staff on Monday visited Roman Seleznev, a Russian national arrested in the US on fraud charges, in Guam, a consular employee told RIA Novosti in San Francisco.12:33 14.07.2014
German justice minister urges the US to stop spying on GermanyGermany’s justice minister, Heiko Maas, has called on the United States to stop its spying and surveillance activity in Germany, Passauer Neue Presse newspaper wrote on Friday.15:34 11.07.2014
Russian national pleads guilty in the US to illegal military gear exportingRussian national Dmitry Ustinov has pleaded guilty in the US District Court for the District of Delaware to conspiring to export military technology, including night vision equipment, in violation of federal law.15:04 11.07.2014
Russian student pleads guilty to making bombs in the USRussian national Vladislav Miftakhov, 18, a Penn State Altoona student from San Carlos, California, has pleaded guilty to the charge of making bombs without a federal license, AP writes.11:12 11.07.2014
Chinese-born California resident sentenced to 15 years for industrial espionageA US court has sentenced a naturalized American citizen to 15 years in prison for selling industrial secrets to companies controlled by the Chinese government, AP writes.10:34 11.07.2014
Russia could request hacker’s transfer if he is found guilty in the USRussia’s Justice Ministry could request the transfer of Roman Seleznev to Russia if he is found guilty in the United States, RIA Novosti learned at the ministry’s press service.11:25 10.07.2014
New York prosecutors refuse to review Russian pilot’s caseProsecutors in New York City have rejected a request to review the case of the jailed Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who cited unlawful actions that allegedly took place during his detention, his attorney, Alexei Tarasov, told RIA Novosti.10:52 10.07.2014
Second suspect in German spy case remains freeSeveral days after an agent of the German intelligence agency BND was arrested for spying for the US, prosecutors conducted searches in Berlin in connection with a second suspected US spy. Data storage devices have been confiscated during these searches, German federal prosecutor spokesman Markus Koehler told RIA Novosti.10:20 10.07.2014