Citing a report from the Ministry of Commerce’s office in Russia, Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) Director-General Chantira Jimreivat Vivatrat said Thai fruit and vegetables are well known for their quality and have gained popularity among Russian buyers in recent years. She said Thailand each year welcomes no fewer than 1 million visitors from Russia especially during winter and most of the visitors take a liking to Thai farm products. Chantira then asked Thai exporters to maintain the quality of fruit and vegetables sold to Russian buyers, while urging them to form an alliance with a capable logistics company because air transport will be the main method of delivery. She added that the Russian economy has been recovering well and is expected to strengthen over the next five years, hence higher consumer purchasing power. Russia is Thailand’s 35th largest trade partner, with last year’s two-way trade accounting for 102.84 … [Read more...] about Commerce Min eyes Russian fruit market
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3 Russian journalists killed in Africa
MOSCOW -- Three Russian journalists were investigating Russian military contractors and mining industries in Central African Republic when they were killed there, their editor said Wednesday. The reporters were ambushed and killed outside the town of Sibut late Monday, according to local and Russian officials. Central African Republic officials said the three were kidnapped by about 10 men wearing turbans and speaking Arabic, but have yet to give further details. Exiled Russian opposition figure Mikhail Khodorkovsky said Wednesday on Facebook that the journalists were collaborating with his investigative media project on a story titled "Russian Mercenaries." Andrei Konyakhin, the chief editor of Khodorkovsky's Investigations Management Center, said the reporters were trying to shed light on a private Russian security company operating in Central African Republic as well as on Russia's interests in diamond, gold and uranium mining there. He said the men -- Kirill Radchenko, Alexander … [Read more...] about 3 Russian journalists killed in Africa
Senate approves release of documents regarding alleged Russian agent
The Senate on Wednesday approved the release of internal Intelligence Committee documents to the Justice Department regarding alleged Russian agent Mariia Butina. The Senate Intelligence Committee interviewed Butina as part of its lengthy investigation into Russian influence on U.S. elections in 2016. In a joint statement, the committee's leaders said they planned to turn over records of those interviews to the federal government.Story Continued Below “In response to requests from the Department of Justice and counsel for [Mariia] Butina, we have sought authorization from the Senate to release to both parties the transcript of Ms. Butina’s testimony before the committee,” said Chairman Richard Burr (R-N.C.). and ranking member Mark Warner (D-Va.). “The committee intends to provide the transcript, provided both parties agree to include it under the auspices of a protective order, which we understand is currently under discussion.” Butina, whose first name … [Read more...] about Senate approves release of documents regarding alleged Russian agent
No torture sign on bodies of Russian reporters killed in CAR
Updated 1:51 am PDT, Thursday, August 2, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-3', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 3', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Pavel Golovkin, AP Image 1of/3 CaptionClose Image 1 of 3 Flowers are placed by portraits of slain journalists Alexander Rastorguyev, Kirill Radchenko and Orkhan Dzhemal, at the Russian journalists Union building in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018. Russian journalists who were killed in the Central African Republic had been working on an investigation into Russian private military contractors and the mining industries there, their editor said Wednesday. less Flowers are placed by portraits of slain journalists Alexander Rastorguyev, Kirill Radchenko and Orkhan Dzhemal, at the Russian journalists … [Read more...] about No torture sign on bodies of Russian reporters killed in CAR
Maria Butina Update: Alleged Russian Spy Will Plead Not Guilty, Attorney Says
Aug 02, 1:55 AM EDT Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury World By Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan 08/02/18 AT 1:53 AM The U.S Senate authorized its intelligence committee to share the transcripts of alleged Russian agent Maria Butina’s testimony with the Department of Justice and her lawyers late Wednesday. Following this decision, her attorney, Robert Driscoll, said Butina will never plead guilty to the charges because they were not truthful."I requested it and agree… transcripts will help her. She testified truthfully. They will not be public, at least initially,” he said.Sputnik reported that Driscoll told CNN on Wednesday that her defense team was open to a plea bargain with prosecutors, however, he denied that an offer had been made.The Russian gun rights activist was arrested in Washington on July 15 on charges of acting as a foreign agent. According to investigators, Butina took part … [Read more...] about Maria Butina Update: Alleged Russian Spy Will Plead Not Guilty, Attorney Says