MOSCOW: Russia’s interior ministry has put US Senator Lindsey Graham on a wanted list, Russian media reported on Monday, citing the ministry’s database.
In an edited video released by the Ukrainian president’s office of Graham’s meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, Graham was shown saying “the Russians are dying” and then saying US support was the “best money we’ve ever spent.”
After Russia criticized the remarks, Ukraine released a full video of the meeting which showed the two remarks were not linked.
Russia’s Investigative Committee said on Sunday that it was opening a criminal probe into Graham’s comments. It did not specify what crime he was suspected of.
Graham disputed Russian criticism of his support for Ukraine on Sunday, saying he had simply praised the spirit of Ukrainians in resisting a Russian invasion with assistance provided by Washington.
A South Carolina Republican known for his hawkish foreign policy views, Graham has been an outspoken champion of increased military support for Ukraine in its battle against Russia.
Russia has previously added dozens of US officials and elected politicians to stop lists, banning them from entering the country, but has rarely sought the arrest of senior American officeholders.
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Russia puts US Senator Graham on wanted list
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Russia puts US Senator Graham on wanted list
- Graham was shown on video saying “the Russians are dying”
- Russia did not specify what crime Graham was suspected of
Nigeria police detain driver in fatal Joshua car crash
LAGOS: The driver of a car carrying British boxer Anthony Joshua that was involved in a fatal crash in Nigeria has been held in police custody after he was discharged from hospital, a police spokesman told AFP on Thursday.
The man was driving Joshua and two of his friends, Latif Ayodele and Sina Ghami, on a busy highway linking Lagos and Ibadan in southwest Nigeria when the Lexus SUV in which they were traveling rammed into a stationary truck on Monday.
Nigerian police and state officials said that Ayodele and Ghami died at the scene, while Joshua and the driver sustained minor injuries.
“The driver... is currently in custody in connection with the Anthony Joshua accident,” Oluseyi Babaseyi, spokesman for the police in Ogun state, told AFP. “Investigations are ongoing.”
When asked if the driver was facing prosecution, Babaseyi replied that the “investigation remains discreet for now.”
Preliminary investigations showed that the vehicle was moving at an excessive speed and had burst a tire before the crash, the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) in Ogun state, where the accident occurred, told AFP earlier in the week.
After leaving the hospital on Wednesday, Joshua and his mother paid their respects at the funeral home where the bodies of his friends were being prepared for repatriation.
A government source suggested to AFP on Thursday that the remains of the victims may have been repatriated to the United Kingdom, Joshua’s whereabouts are unknown.
The man was driving Joshua and two of his friends, Latif Ayodele and Sina Ghami, on a busy highway linking Lagos and Ibadan in southwest Nigeria when the Lexus SUV in which they were traveling rammed into a stationary truck on Monday.
Nigerian police and state officials said that Ayodele and Ghami died at the scene, while Joshua and the driver sustained minor injuries.
“The driver... is currently in custody in connection with the Anthony Joshua accident,” Oluseyi Babaseyi, spokesman for the police in Ogun state, told AFP. “Investigations are ongoing.”
When asked if the driver was facing prosecution, Babaseyi replied that the “investigation remains discreet for now.”
Preliminary investigations showed that the vehicle was moving at an excessive speed and had burst a tire before the crash, the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) in Ogun state, where the accident occurred, told AFP earlier in the week.
After leaving the hospital on Wednesday, Joshua and his mother paid their respects at the funeral home where the bodies of his friends were being prepared for repatriation.
A government source suggested to AFP on Thursday that the remains of the victims may have been repatriated to the United Kingdom, Joshua’s whereabouts are unknown.
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