Travis leake had organised the sale of drugs to young people. leake has denied the charges and in a video shared online says he doesn t know why he was being detained. a us state department spokesperson says it is closely monitoring the case and that staff attended his court hearing on saturday. leake is the third american detained in russia the last few yea rs. earlier, i spoke about all of this with kurt volker, former us ambassador to nato and former us special representative for ukraine. ukraine reporting its first progress in the longawaited counteroffensive, reclaiming these small settlements. what is your reaction to that news? ukraine reporting its first progress in the longawaited counteroffensive, reclaiming these small settlements. this is not the big part of the counteroffensive yet, this is ukraine probing to see where the russians are able and willing to defend
An American musician who has lived in Russia for more than a decade has been arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking, Russian news media reported Saturda
There are generals that have more revulsion towards the wagner group and some which co operate very closely with the wagner group and that creates tension within the russian military itself. another american been taken taken into custody in russia, musician michael travis leake accused of organising the sale of drugs to young people. he denied the charges. we saw that happen with the basketball star. if you re an american, you should not be in russia. they are in the midst of losing a war in ukraine and blame the united states for it and they take american citizens as hostages in order to create leverage over us policy. it does not usually work but that is their effort. i have no idea about the circumstances of this gentleman and what he was doing, it could be he is perfectly innocent,
The russian military itself. another american been taken taken into custody in russia, musician michael travis leake accused of organising the sale of drugs to young people. he denied the charges. we saw that happen with the basketball star. how safe is it right now for americans in russia? it how safe is it right now for americans in russia?- how safe is it right now for americans in russia? if you re an american, you should not be in russia. they are in the midst of losing a war in ukraine and blame the united states for it and they take american citizens as hostages in order to create leverage over us policy. it does not usually work but that is their effort. i have no idea about the circumstances of this gentleman and what he was doing, it could be he is perfectly innocent, could be he was doing something, that is not the point. the point is the russian regime is not a rule of law regime, it s directed for political purposes and they will take hostages like this in order to create leverage. also allegations
A Moscow court said Leake was detained on suspicion of organizing a drug trafficking business. If convicted, he could face as much as 20 years in prison under Russia's strict drug laws.
As well. from the prime minister s perspective what he rather have these by elections or not? of course, he would rather not have them so the headache lasts a long time. chris mason, great to talk to you. chris mason, great to talk to ou. ., , ., ., , ukraine says its troops have recaptured three villages from russian forces in the southeast its first gains since launching a much anticipated counteroffensive. footage on social media not yet verified by the bbc shows troops hoisting the ukrainian flag in the neighbouring settlements of blahodatne and neskuchne in the donetsk region. kyiv s deputy defence minister said nearby makarivka was also taken. this comes just one day after president volodymyr zelensky confirmed that the counter offensive had begun. meanwhile, a moscow court has detained a us musician on drug charges. the court claimed michael travis leake had organized the sale of drugs to young people. leake has denied the charges and in a video shared online
MOSCOW (Reuters) -A U.S. musician and former paratrooper has been arrested in Moscow on drug dealing charges and his court appearance, locked in a metal
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