Video and photos of suspects in a mass shooting show them apparently being brutalized by Russian security forces — without any rebuke from authorities. A top Kremlin official urges that hit squads be sent to assassinate Ukrainian officials. Senior lawmakers call for restoring capital punishment, abolished decades ago.
Blinken’s announcement was not met with support from Russian officials. Former Russian President and current Security Council Deputy Chair Dmitry Medvedev said NATO troops in Ukraine would be treated “as enemies.”
The Kremlin said on Monday it was not taking part in discussions about restoring the death penalty, broached by top allies of President Vladimir Putin in the wake of the Russia's deadliest attack in two decades. Russia has detained four men, at least one a Tajik national, who it says directly carried out the attack. The Islamic State militant group has claimed responsibility.
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UK intelligence has analysed Russia's steps to make their occupation of currently held territories of Ukraine irreversible, suggesting that residents without Russian passports may be deported. Source: UK Defence Intelligence review on Twitter dated 10 March, as reported by European Pravda Details: In particular, the ministry recalled that in the occupied territories, it is currently impossible to receive social services, including medical services, without a Russian passport.