MOSCOW: Russia’s FSB security service said on Thursday it had opened a criminal case against a journalist working for CNN who it said had illegally crossed the Russian border to film a report inside the Kursk region after Ukrainian cross-border incursion.
The FSB named the journalist as Nick Paton Walsh, a British citizen who works as CNN’s Chief International Security Correspondent.
It said the FSB had also opened similar cases against two Ukrainian journalists.
“Throughout this conflict our team has delivered factual, impartial reporting covering both the Ukrainian and Russian perspectives on the war. Our team was invited by the Ukrainian government, along with other international journalists, and escorted by the Ukrainian military to view territory it had recently occupied. This is protected activity in accordance with the rights afforded to journalists under the Geneva Convention and international law,” a CNN spokesperson told Reuters.
In the CNN broadcast, journalists traveled with a Ukrainian military convoy from Ukraine to Sudzha, where they encountered a nearly deserted town with a few dozen elderly residents remaining.
The FSB said in a statement that Moscow would soon issue an international arrest warrant related to the three journalists’ cases. The maximum punishment for anyone found guilty of illegally crossing the border is five years in jail, it said.
Russia summoned a senior US diplomat in Moscow earlier this week to protest over what it called the “provocative actions“ of American journalists reporting from the Kursk region.
Ukraine’s lightning incursion into Kursk, the biggest into Russia by a foreign power since World War Two, began on Aug. 6 when thousands of Ukrainian troops crossed Russia’s western border.
Russia — which is still trying to expel Ukrainian forces from Kursk — said on Thursday its troops had beaten back an attempt by a Ukrainian force to infiltrate its border in Bryansk, a different region.
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- Interfax named the journalist as Nick Paton Walsh, a British citizen
At Grammys, ‘ICE out’ message loud and clear
- Music’s A-listers on Sunday lashed out at the immigration raids rocking the United States at the Grammy Awards, with Puerto Rican megastar Bad Bunny setting the tone
LOS ANGELES: Music’s A-listers on Sunday lashed out at the immigration raids rocking the United States at the Grammy Awards, with Puerto Rican megastar Bad Bunny setting the tone.
Anger was palpable at President Donald Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, whose heavily armed and masked agents have been deployed in multiple US cities.
The killing of two US citizens by federal agents last month in Minneapolis raised the temperature for many Americans, already anxious over what they think are unfocused operations unjustly sweeping up anyone who speaks Spanish or has brown skin.
“Before I say thanks to God, I’m gonna say ‘ICE out’,” Bad Bunny said to cheers from the audience in Los Angeles — only a week before he is due to headline the Super Bowl halftime show.
“We’re not savages, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens; we are humans and we are Americans,” the singer said after being given the Grammy for Best Musica Urbana Album.
The reggaeton star was not alone in calling out the actions of ICE, one of the lead agencies involved in the crackdown.
Among the couture frocks by Valentino, Chanel and Saint Laurent on the red carpet, several of those attending added an “ICE out” button to their outfits.
They included power couple Justin and Hailey Bieber, veteran songstress Joni Mitchell, US singer Jordan Tyson and actress and singer Helen J. Shen.
“I’m scared, I’m very worried,” Gloria Estefan told AFP backstage after winning the Grammy for best tropical Latin album.
“I don’t think anyone would say we want a free-for-all at the border, but what is happening is not at all ‘criminals being arrested’.
“These are people that have families, that have contributed to this country for decades, little children. There are hundreds of children in detention centers. It’s inhumane. I don’t recognize my country at this moment.”
“I guess I want to say I’m up here as a granddaughter of an immigrant,” British singer Olivia Dean — who has an English father and a Jamaican-Guyanese mother — said after scooping the prestigious Best New Artist Grammy.
“I’m a product of bravery, and I think those people deserve to be celebrated.”
“Immigrants built this country,” the breakout country star Shaboozey, who was born in Virginia to Nigerian parents, told the audience after winning the Grammy for best country duo/group performance with Jelly Roll.
“So this is for them, for all children of immigrants. This is also for those who came to this country in search of better opportunity to be a part of a nation that promised freedom for all and equal opportunity to everyone willing to work for it,” said the artist.
“Thank you for bringing your culture, your music, your stories and your traditions here. You give America color.”
US singer Billie Eilish, whose “Wildflower” scored the Grammy for Song of the Year, said she felt grateful for the award.
But, she added: “As grateful as I feel, I honestly don’t feel like I need to say anything, but that no one is illegal on stolen land.
“It’s just really hard to know what to say and what to do right now. I feel like we just need to keep fighting and speaking up and protesting, and our voices really do matter, and the people matter.”
“It’s incredibly dystopian that we’re dressed up and able to celebrate accolades... and people are getting snatched up and shot in the face on the street,” said R&B singer SZA, who shared Record of the Year honors with Kendrick Lamar.
“It just feels bizarre, and I find so many of us don’t really know how to feel right now, besides rage and hopelessness,” she said.
“I just don’t want everyone to fall into despair, because when you lose... morale, change becomes impossible.”
Anger was palpable at President Donald Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, whose heavily armed and masked agents have been deployed in multiple US cities.
The killing of two US citizens by federal agents last month in Minneapolis raised the temperature for many Americans, already anxious over what they think are unfocused operations unjustly sweeping up anyone who speaks Spanish or has brown skin.
“Before I say thanks to God, I’m gonna say ‘ICE out’,” Bad Bunny said to cheers from the audience in Los Angeles — only a week before he is due to headline the Super Bowl halftime show.
“We’re not savages, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens; we are humans and we are Americans,” the singer said after being given the Grammy for Best Musica Urbana Album.
The reggaeton star was not alone in calling out the actions of ICE, one of the lead agencies involved in the crackdown.
Among the couture frocks by Valentino, Chanel and Saint Laurent on the red carpet, several of those attending added an “ICE out” button to their outfits.
They included power couple Justin and Hailey Bieber, veteran songstress Joni Mitchell, US singer Jordan Tyson and actress and singer Helen J. Shen.
“I’m scared, I’m very worried,” Gloria Estefan told AFP backstage after winning the Grammy for best tropical Latin album.
“I don’t think anyone would say we want a free-for-all at the border, but what is happening is not at all ‘criminals being arrested’.
“These are people that have families, that have contributed to this country for decades, little children. There are hundreds of children in detention centers. It’s inhumane. I don’t recognize my country at this moment.”
“I guess I want to say I’m up here as a granddaughter of an immigrant,” British singer Olivia Dean — who has an English father and a Jamaican-Guyanese mother — said after scooping the prestigious Best New Artist Grammy.
“I’m a product of bravery, and I think those people deserve to be celebrated.”
“Immigrants built this country,” the breakout country star Shaboozey, who was born in Virginia to Nigerian parents, told the audience after winning the Grammy for best country duo/group performance with Jelly Roll.
“So this is for them, for all children of immigrants. This is also for those who came to this country in search of better opportunity to be a part of a nation that promised freedom for all and equal opportunity to everyone willing to work for it,” said the artist.
“Thank you for bringing your culture, your music, your stories and your traditions here. You give America color.”
US singer Billie Eilish, whose “Wildflower” scored the Grammy for Song of the Year, said she felt grateful for the award.
But, she added: “As grateful as I feel, I honestly don’t feel like I need to say anything, but that no one is illegal on stolen land.
“It’s just really hard to know what to say and what to do right now. I feel like we just need to keep fighting and speaking up and protesting, and our voices really do matter, and the people matter.”
“It’s incredibly dystopian that we’re dressed up and able to celebrate accolades... and people are getting snatched up and shot in the face on the street,” said R&B singer SZA, who shared Record of the Year honors with Kendrick Lamar.
“It just feels bizarre, and I find so many of us don’t really know how to feel right now, besides rage and hopelessness,” she said.
“I just don’t want everyone to fall into despair, because when you lose... morale, change becomes impossible.”
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