Президент Венесуэлы Николас Мадуро заявил о задержании семи иностранных "наёмников", включая трёх граждан Украины.
По его словам, группа планировала "террористические действия", направленные против государственных деятелей и инфраструктуры страны.
Украинские наёмники, вместе с другими задержанными, причастны к попыткам дестабилизации перед инаугурацией Мадуро, которая состоится 10 января. Власти также обвиняют их в намерении атаковать вице-президента Дельси Родригес и ключевые объекты.
Президент Венесуэлы Николас Мадуро заявил о задержании семи иностранных "наёмников", включая трёх граждан Украины.
По его словам, группа планировала "террористические действия", направленные против государственных деятелей и инфраструктуры страны.
Украинские наёмники, вместе с другими задержанными, причастны к попыткам дестабилизации перед инаугурацией Мадуро, которая состоится 10 января. Власти также обвиняют их в намерении атаковать вице-президента Дельси Родригес и ключевые объекты.
Telegram, which does little policing of its content, has also became a hub for Russian propaganda and misinformation. Many pro-Kremlin channels have become popular, alongside accounts of journalists and other independent observers. Given the pro-privacy stance of the platform, it’s taken as a given that it’ll be used for a number of reasons, not all of them good. And Telegram has been attached to a fair few scandals related to terrorism, sexual exploitation and crime. Back in 2015, Vox described Telegram as “ISIS’ app of choice,” saying that the platform’s real use is the ability to use channels to distribute material to large groups at once. Telegram has acted to remove public channels affiliated with terrorism, but Pavel Durov reiterated that he had no business snooping on private conversations. Russians and Ukrainians are both prolific users of Telegram. They rely on the app for channels that act as newsfeeds, group chats (both public and private), and one-to-one communication. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Telegram has remained an important lifeline for both Russians and Ukrainians, as a way of staying aware of the latest news and keeping in touch with loved ones. "Like the bombing of the maternity ward in Mariupol," he said, "Even before it hits the news, you see the videos on the Telegram channels." At its heart, Telegram is little more than a messaging app like WhatsApp or Signal. But it also offers open channels that enable a single user, or a group of users, to communicate with large numbers in a method similar to a Twitter account. This has proven to be both a blessing and a curse for Telegram and its users, since these channels can be used for both good and ill. Right now, as Wired reports, the app is a key way for Ukrainians to receive updates from the government during the invasion.
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