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Recent global and Ukrainian developments involve high-profile arrests reflecting corruption and crime. The Ukrainian MP Oleksii Kuznietsov and former Deputy Head of the Presidential Office, Andrii Smyrnov, face detention related to corruption in military procurements. UK authorities continue their crackdown on arson that threatens prominent figures. Shevchenkivskyi and Pecherskyi courts grapple with cases like the faulty mortar shells incident and Dmytro Riumshyn's military-related offenses. Meanwhile, international incidents include the arrest of Russia's Pavel Durov in France and the potential for ICC warrants against leaders such as Netanyahu. These events highlight ongoing global legal challenges.

What are the recent high-profile arrest cases?

Recent high-profile arrests involve Ukrainian MP Oleksii Kuznietsov for corruption in drone procurements and Andrii Smyrnov, former Deputy Head of the Presidential Office, also for corruption. Global incidents include the arrest of Russian Pavel Durov in France charged with complicity in drug trafficking, and ICC-issued warrants against high-ranked political figures.

How are corruption cases being handled in Ukraine?

Corruption cases in Ukraine are being managed with pre-trial detentions and hefty bail amounts. For instance, MP Oleksii Kuznietsov and Andrii Smyrnov face significant charges related to corruption in military procurements, underscoring the legal system's commitment to tackling such issues.

What is the role of the judiciary in these arrest cases?

The judiciary plays a critical role in these cases by imposing pre-trial detentions and making key rulings. Courts like the Shevchenkivskyi and Pecherskyi in Kyiv are actively involved in determining custody and bail conditions to ensure justice is served in high-stakes corruption and crime issues.

How are international authorities responding to high-profile arrest warrants?

International authorities are actively executing arrest warrants across borders, as seen in France's detention of Pavel Durov and the ICC's pursuit of legal actions against various international leaders. These actions reflect concerted global efforts to address broad criminal activities.

What are the legal consequences for the accused individuals in these cases?

Accused individuals face serious legal consequences, including potential long-term detention, high bail requirements, and ongoing judicial proceedings. For instance, Dmytro Riumshyn's consideration for extended detention signifies the judiciary's commitment to thorough adjudication processes in military and corruption-related offenses.

What has been the impact of recent arrest cases on political figures?

Recent arrest cases have placed significant pressure on political and military figures, with implications for their public standing and accountability. Figures like MP Oleksii Kuznietsov and Andrii Smyrnov face legal trials that question integrity and responsibilities, impacting political landscapes both locally and internationally.

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суровікін Financial Times on Surovikin’s arrest: He is first, but not only one The Financial Times reports with reference to three sources about the arrest of Russian general Sergei Surovikin. According to the publication, he is the first, but not the only one, who will be deprived of his liberty as a result of Prigozhin’s rebellion. 10 291 34 Previously in trend: Prigozhin's uprising

суровікін Surovikin was arrested after Prigozhin’s uprising, - Russian mass media In Russia, after the uprising of the fighters of the "Wagner" PMC led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the commander of the Air and Space Forces, the deputy commander of the Russian forces in Ukraine, General Serhii Surovikin, was arrested. He is now behind bars. 19 777 39 Previously in trend: Prigozhin's uprising

суд,укриття,алексєєнко Death of people near shelter: court sentenced three officials to two months of round-the-clock house arrest, and guard was sent to pre-trial detention center. PHOTOS Precautionary measures were chosen for all 4 suspects today. 7 002 33 War in Ukraine

олексій,тандир Hitting by car of National Guardsman at checkpoint: Prosecutor’s office asks court to arrest Judge Tandir without bail The Kyiv City Prosecutor’s Office submitted to the Pechersk District Court of Kyiv a petition to choose a preventive measure against the judge of the Makariv District Court, Oleksii Tandyr, who was in a car that hit a National Guardsman at a checkpoint on the night of May 26. 4 372 51 Previously in trend: Drunk driving

труханов,геннадий HACC sent mayor of Odesa Trukhanov into custody with right to post bail in amount of UAH 13 million Odesa Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov was taken into custody in the case of Odesa Krayan. 10 473 84 Society

трамп Former US President Trump arrested Former President Donald Trump arrives at Manhattan District Attorney’s office in lower Manhattan, where he was arrested and is in police custody ahead of his upcoming arraignment. 47 529 294 World

лавров,блінкен Blinken held phone conversation with Lavrov over WSJ journalist’s detention (updated) The heads of the US and Russian foreign policy departments, Anthony Blinken and Sergey Lavrov, held their first telephone conversation since July 2022. 3 099 10 World

блінкен Blinken urged Americans to leave Russia after arrest of WSJ journalist US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken condemned the arrest of The Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Hershkovich and called on Americans in the Russian Federation to leave as soon as possible. 4 579 12 World

гершкович,еван Charged with espionage: Moscow court arrested WSJ journalist Gershkovich A Moscow court arrested American WSJ journalist Evan Hershkovich, who was detained by the Russian FSB in Yekaterinburg on suspicion of espionage. 4 632 18 World

путін Austria will arrest Putin if he appears in its borders - Ministry of Justice Austria, as a party to Rome Statute, is obliged to execute arrest warrants issued by International Criminal Court, and even heads of state do not enjoy immunity before Court. 4 247 33 World

путін South Africa is studying ways to avoid Putin’s arrest on ICC warrant, - Bloomberg The South African government is receiving legal advice on how to deal with an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin if he attends the BRICS summit in August. 7 129 77 World

медвєдєв Any attempt to arrest Putin will be declaration of war on Russia, - Medvedev. VIDEO The Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Dmytro Medvedev, stated that a situation involving the arrest of the Russian President by the decision of the International Criminal Court would mean a declaration of war against the Russian Federation. 25 252 168 Previously in trend: War

вієйра,мауро Putin risks being arrested if he comes to Brazil - Minister of Foreign Affairs Vieira Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira said that his country respects and abides by the decisions of the International Criminal Court. Therefore, if Vladimir Putin came to Brazil, he would risk being arrested. 7 999 24 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

путін Hungary blocks joint EU statement on Putin arrest warrant - Bloomberg Hungary has blocked a joint statement by EU member states on issuance of an arrest warrant for Putin by International Criminal Court in Hague. 21 359 100 World

хан,карім Warrant for Putin’s arrest has been issued for life, - chief prosecutor of International Criminal Court, Khan The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Karim Khan, said that the warrant for the arrest of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin issued in The Hague is for life. 15 421 32 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

пєсков "Any decisions of International Court of Justice are legally null and void, Russia does not recognize them", - Peskov on warrant for Putin’s arrest Russia has already declared that the decision of the International Criminal Court regarding the warrant for Putin’s arrest is allegedly legally void. 14 153 147 Previously in trend: War

данілов Signatories to Rome Statute will have to arrest Putin and his entourage - Danilov Following the International Criminal Court’s decision to arrest Russian President Putin and Russian children’s ombudsman Maria Lvova-Belova, 123 countries that have ratified the Rome Statute will have to arrest Russian officials if they enter their territories. 6 328 57 World

путін Western leaders welcome decision on International Criminal Court warrant for Putin’s arrest: "One more step to doomsday" Foreign ministers of European countries welcome the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. 10 472 83 World

путин,путін International Criminal Court issued arrest warrant for Putin Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court on Friday issued warrants for the arrest of Russian President Putin in connection with the situation in Ukraine. 51 457 273 Previously in trend: War

атонов SSU detains ex-Antonov director Bychkov and security chief Netiosov for obstructing preparation of Hostomel airfield defense. They were arrested by court for two months. PHOTOS Today, on March 9, Security Service of Ukraine conducted searches and served suspicion notices to Serhiy Bychkov, Advisor to Director General of Antonov (former Director General of Antonov), Netiosov, Deputy Head of Security of Antonov Air Transport Enterprise, and Kharchenko, Director of Antonov Air Transport Enterprise (in absentia). According to investigation, in January-February 2022, they repeatedly refused to allow National Guard to build engineering and fortification structures at Hostomel airport, which led to a decrease in facility’s defense capability and, as a result, to seizure of a strategic facility for Kyiv’s defense. 44 978 275 Previously in trend: War

credit,suisse Credit Suisse froze over $19 billion of Russian assets The Swiss bank Credit Suisse has blocked Russian assets worth more than 19 billion dollars (17.6 billion Swiss francs), which is a third of all declared Russian assets in Switzerland. 2 959 19 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

шаповалов Court arrested ex-deputy minister of defense Shapovalov, bail is UAH 402.6 million, - Mass media The court arrested former deputy defense minister Viacheslav Shapovalov for 2 months and set a multimillion-dollar bail. 13 714 89 Ukrainian Politics

янукович Court allowed arrest of Yanukovych in case of shooting of demonstrators, - Prosecutor General’s Office With the participation of the prosecutors of the General Prosecutor’s Office, the Pechersk District Court of Kyiv chose a preventive measure in the form of detention of the former president of Ukraine. 1 807 18 Incidents

гроші,долар Germany is ready to seize Russian assets to help restore Ukraine, - mass media Germany is open to using billions of euros in frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine rebuild, if the legal issues are resolved and allies follow suit. 4 212 24 World

жеваго Zhevaho was put under extradition arrest in France - SBI Court of Chambry, France, ruled on extradition of fugitive Ukrainian oligarch Kostyantyn Zhevaho. 6 148 39 Ukrainian Politics

санкції UK plans to direct seized money of Russian businessmen to restore Ukraine - Cleverly The UK Government is developing a mechanism that will allow to use the seized accounts of Russian businessmen under sanctions to rebuild Ukraine. 1 406 2 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia War

михайло,фрідман In Great Britain, Russian billionaire Fridman was detained and released on bail on suspicion of money laundering, - mass media The National Crime Agency of Great Britain (NCA) detained Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman on suspicion of money laundering, and later released him on bail. 6 052 32 World

рф,армія,мобілізація Russian army has started demonstrative arrests of mobilized people who refuse to go to war. VIDEO&PHOTOS A video of the detention of two soldiers who refused to go to war appeared in Russian Telegram channels - the soldiers were demonstratively twisted right during the formation. 20 733 61 Previously in trend: Mobilization in Russian Federation

богуслаєв Court arrested Bohuslaev for 60 days, - SSU At the request of the Security Service of Ukraine and the Prosecutor General’s Office, the Shevchenkivsky District Court chose a preventive measure for the president of "Motor Sich" in the form of detention. 10 832 74 War in Ukraine

дзюба,олег,мотор,січ Court arrested Dzyuba, head of foreign economic activity department of Motor Sich, for two months The Shevchenkivsky Court of Kyiv sent Oleh Dzuba, the head of the department of foreign economic activity of the Motor Sich company, under arrest for two months, who is suspected, together with the company’s president Viacheslav Bohuslaev, of collaborationism and aiding Russia. 6 457 21 Ukrainian Politics

москва,поліція,росія Arrests of servicemen have begun in Moscow, movement in city center is blocked, - Defense Intelligence of Ministry of Defense In the evening of October 8, information about the arrests of Russian servicemen appeared. 73 420 184 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

гроссі,рафаель IAEA is actively seeking explanations from Russians regarding detention of director of ZNPP Murashov, - Grossi The Russian occupiers confirmed to the IAEA the information about the temporary detention of the general director of the Zaporizhzhia NPP Ihor Murashov 1 462 7 War in Ukraine

медведчук European Court of Human Rights rejected Medvedchuk’s appeal The European Court of Human Rights rejected as "manifestly unfounded" the complaint of MP Viktor Medvedchuk, against whom a number of criminal proceedings are under investigation in Ukraine, in particular under the article on high treason. 3 615 15 Ukrainian Politics

сбу,бойовики Three DPR fighters who fought on side of Russian Federation were sentenced to 15 years in prison, - SSU Based on the evidence collected by SSU investigators, the court found three more militants of the terrorist organization "DPR" guilty of treason and sentenced them to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property. 5 067 15 Previously in trend: War

прапор 23-year-old girl was arrested in occupied Mariupol for blue-yellow ribbon in her braids, - Andryushchenko In the temporarily occupied Mariupol, the Russians arrested a 23-year-old girl for wearing a blue-yellow ribbon in her braids. 6 842 9 Previously in trend: War

вагони Finland seizes more than 800 Russian freight cars due to EU sanctions - Reuters Finland seized 865 freight cars belonging to Russian companies under European Union sanctions. 3 427 7 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

зерно Turkey detained Russian ship with grain from occupied Berdiansk, - Ambassador Bodnar Turkish customs detained a Russian cargo ship with grain stolen by the occupation forces and taken out of the port of Berdiansk. 10 518 60 World

сбу Сorporate rights of TUI travel agency were arrested, its ultimate beneficiary Mordashov has connections with Russian elite, - SSU. PHOTOS The corporate rights of one of the largest travel agencies, the ultimate beneficiary of which is a Russian billionaire, have been seized. 6 369 16 Incidents

арешт In Poltava region sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment of 9 fighters of so-called "DPR", - SSU According to the Security Service of Ukraine, 9 militants of the so-called "DPR" who fought against Ukraine were sentenced to 15 years in prison in Poltava region. The attackers were detained during the liberation of Kharkiv region. 3 102 6 War in Ukraine

сбу DNR fighter who was taken prisoner in Zaporizhia direction, is sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment. PHOTO The shooter of the motorized rifle brigade "Republican Guard" of the terrorist organization "DNR" was sentenced to fifteen years in prison for high treason. 5 492 7 Previously in trend: War

тищенко London court has approved the arrest of Tyshchenko, former owner of Fortuna Bank. DOCUMENT London High Court in a multi-million case allowed to arrest Mr Sergiy Tyshchenko, an owner of a bankrupt Fortuna Bank and an owner of a group of companies "Factor". 6 611 12 World

янукович Court grants arrest to fugitive ex-president Yanukovych in case of illegal crossing of state border With the participation of prosecutors from the Prosecutor General's Office, the Pechersk District Court in Kyiv has remanded in custody former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, who is suspected of smuggling people across Ukraine's state border. 2 423 22 Ukrainian Politics

шарій Spain court released Sharii on bail A Spanish court has released pro-Russian blogger Anatoly Sharii, detained on Wednesday, on bail. 17 615 61 World

шарий Sharia was detained based on international arrest warrant, according to Spanish media The Spanish National Police confirms the detention of blogger Anatoliy Shari. He was detained based on an international arrest warrant. 10 119 38 World

сбу,медведчук Medvedchuk was arrested without bail Putin's godfather Viktor Medvedchuk, who is suspected of treason, was arrested by the court without bail. 10 031 62 Ukrainian Politics

арешт Putin signed decree on arrest for 15 days for public comparison of USSR with Nazi Germany Russian president signed a law arresting or fining for public identification of the USSR with Nazi Germany and denying "the decisive role of the Soviet people in the defeat of Nazi Germany and the humanitarian mission of the USSR in the liberation of European countries." 11 689 97 Previously in trend: War

медведчук,марченко Court arrested 154 objects of Medvedchuk family's movable and immovable property. Among them are apartments, houses, yachts, cars - State Bureau of Investigation On April 13, the Lychakiv District Court of Lviv, at the request of the State Bureau of Investigation, arrested another 154 objects of movable and immovable property of the People’s Deputy of Ukraine Viktor Medvedchuk and his wife Oksana Marchenko. 10 544 59 Previously in trend: War

медведчук Medvedchuk is arrested. PHOTO President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky published a photo of Viktor Medvedchuk in handcuffs. 149 246 639 War in Ukraine