MOSCOW: A Russian court has sentenced US citizen Eugene Spector to 15 years in jail for espionage, Russia’s RIA state news agency reported on Tuesday.
Currently serving a 3-1/2-year sentence in Russia for bribery, Spector, who was born in Russia and then moved to the US, was charged last August with espionage.
Before his 2021 arrest, he served as chairman of the board of Medpolymerprom Group, a company specializing in cancer-curing drugs, state media has said.
Spector in his first court case had pleaded guilty to helping bribe an assistant to an ex-Russian deputy prime minister.
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Russian court jails US citizen Spector for 15 years in espionage case, RIA says
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Russian court jails US citizen Spector for 15 years in espionage case, RIA says
- Spector in his first court case had pleaded guilty to helping bribe an assistant to an ex-Russian deputy prime minister
Ukraine will be technically ready to join EU in 2027, Zelensky says
KYIV: Ukraine will be technically ready to join the European Union in 2027, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, adding that securing ‘fast track’ accession to the bloc was an important part of security guarantees after the war with Russia ends.
“Technically, we will be ready in 2027,” Zelensky told reporters in remarks released by his office on Friday, adding that by the end of 2026 Ukraine will have implemented the main steps required for membership.
“I would like Ukraine to receive a clear timeline,” he said, adding that his government was committed to the necessary reforms.
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