Six political parties admitted to Kazakhstan’s Parliament

Voter turnout for elections stands at 14.21%, Kazakh CEC

The Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan has announced the results of the early parliamentary election held on March 19, Trend reports with reference to Kazinform. According to CEC Chairman Nurlan Abdirov, 6,366,441 people cast their votes during the election. The votes were distributed as following: AMANAT – 53.90% or 3,341,510 votes; Auyl People’s Democratic Party … Read more

Russia Sentences Soldier Who Admitted to War Crimes in Ukraine

Updated to add Frolkin’s sentencing. A Russian court has sentenced a soldier who admitted to committing war crimes in Ukraine to 5.5 years of probation, the Sibir.Realii news website reported Thursday. The Khabarovsk Garrison Court Martial in Russia’s Far East found Daniil Frolkin guilty of spreading so-called “fake news” about the Russian military’s activities in … Read more

Russia Seeks Prison for Soldier Who Admitted to War Crimes in Ukraine

Russian prosecutors are seeking a six-year prison sentence for a soldier who admitted to committing war crimes in Ukraine in an interview, the iStories investigative outlet reported Wednesday. Daniil Frolkin faces up to six years in jail on charges of spreading so-called “fake news” about the Russian military’s activities in Ukraine, iStories reported, citing a … Read more