The 2nd Western District Military Court sentenced 19-year-old Valeria Zotova to 6 years in prison on charges of attempted "terrorist act". However, the case materials, the correspondence received by the lawyer and the words of Valeria herself indicate that the case was a provocation by the FSB, whose agents actively persuaded the girl to set fire to the collection point for the Russian military. Zotova could have attracted the attention of the security services because of her anti-war position.
The 2nd Western District Military Court sentenced 19-year-old Valeria Zotova to 6 years in prison on charges of attempted "terrorist act". However, the case materials, the correspondence received by the lawyer and the words of Valeria herself indicate that the case was a provocation by the FSB, whose agents actively persuaded the girl to set fire to the collection point for the Russian military. Zotova could have attracted the attention of the security services because of her anti-war position.
Overall, extreme levels of fear in the market seems to have morphed into something more resembling concern. For example, the Cboe Volatility Index fell from its 2022 peak of 36, which it hit Monday, to around 30 on Friday, a sign of easing tensions. Meanwhile, while the price of WTI crude oil slipped from Sunday’s multiyear high $130 of barrel to $109 a pop. Markets have been expecting heavy restrictions on Russian oil, some of which the U.S. has already imposed, and that would reduce the global supply and bring about even more burdensome inflation. 'Wild West' Telegram has become more interventionist over time, and has steadily increased its efforts to shut down these accounts. But this has also meant that the company has also engaged with lawmakers more generally, although it maintains that it doesn’t do so willingly. For instance, in September 2021, Telegram reportedly blocked a chat bot in support of (Putin critic) Alexei Navalny during Russia’s most recent parliamentary elections. Pavel Durov was quoted at the time saying that the company was obliged to follow a “legitimate” law of the land. He added that as Apple and Google both follow the law, to violate it would give both platforms a reason to boot the messenger from its stores. The regulator said it had received information that messages containing stock tips and other investment advice with respect to selected listed companies are being widely circulated through websites and social media platforms such as Telegram, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram. Although some channels have been removed, the curation process is considered opaque and insufficient by analysts.
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