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Vrbetice, near the Czech Republic s border with Slovakia, is the last place you d expect to play host to the murky world of international espionage.
The village, with a population of around 300, is set deep in the countryside of central Moravia, in the country s far east.
But things turned ugly in 2014 when a munitions depot at a former army complex of warehouses and factories jn the village sealed-off with barbed wire and “keep out” signs exploded in a towering fireball. Two employees were killed and much of the complex was levelled to the ground.
The blast was such that farmers in nearby fields were reportedly thrown to the ground. Debris scattered for miles around.
The old instrument is helping young players carry on tradition. My mom was like, You re going to learn this because you re Russian, 14-year old Alex French of The Colony said. He made it to the finals playing a Russian World War II-era accordion that was handed down by a family friend. So it made it through World War II, which is pretty cool. I was actually born and adopted from. Russia, 18-year old Nick Heatly of Dallas said. Heatly has been a finalist in the past and said his accordion is a connection to his past. Breaking out an accordion at a party is always something really fun to do, Heatly said. I just fell in love with the instrument.
Russian authorities have denied accusations by Navalny, and the U.S. and its allies, that the government even Putin himself was behind the poisoning attack on the president s chief domestic opponent. I d like to say, my dear court, that your king is naked. Already millions of people are screaming about it because it is so obvious, Navalny said in his remarks to the court on Thursday, referring to Putin. The court dismissed his appeal against the defamation conviction.
Navalny s organization shuttered
Meanwhile, Navalny s nationwide political anti-corruption network was disbanded ahead of a court ruling to declare it an extremist organization, the politician s senior ally Leonid Volkov announced on Thursday.