MOSCOW (Reuters) -The president of Belarus has pardoned a Russian woman arrested two years ago when Minsk forced down a civilian airliner on what the West said was a false pretext to snatch her journalist boyfriend, the Belta news agency reported on Wednesday. | 12:09pm
On 7 June Sofia Sapega, a Russian citizen pardoned by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko, was released from the Gomel prison and handed over to Russia's Primorye Territory delegation led by Governor Oleg Kozhemyako, BelTA has learned.
Previously, ambitious members of the Russian elites climbed the career ladder by taking part in the Leaders of Russia contest and training programs for governors. Now the career pipeline runs through Ukraine, and anyone reluctant to radicalize will find themselves sidelined.
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