Since the escalation of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Western countries led by the United States have not only continuously encircled Russia economically and militarily, but also made small moves privately. As the relationship between Russia and Western countries becomes increasingly tense, three major news has been heard in Russia recently. The first major news is that a shooting in a Russian school killed at least 17 people. According to CCTV News , on September 26, local time, a shooting occurred in the 88th school in Izhevsk, the capital of the Udmurt Republic of Russia, causing many deaths, including students and teachers.
According to According to the news released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, the shooting occurred during class. An unidentified man in black broke into the school, first shot at the guard guard at the gate, then rushed into an eighth-grade classroom and began to shoot at the children. In a panic, several students jumped out of the classroom window to avoid bullets, resulting in a fracture. Some students and teachers quickly escaped from the classroom, locked themselves in biology laboratory , and hid them. After the shooting, the police immediately rushed to the scene and suspected of having a "fire exchange" with the gunman. The gunman then lost his trace and his body was discovered by the police soon after. According to police, the gunman died of suicide. At present, the identity of the gunman has been confirmed. According to the Russian Investigation Commission, the gunman was a local male born in 1988 and graduated from the school. However, the gunman's clothes were printed with Nazi logos. After the shooting, all areas around the school have been blocked. The National Guard, the Federal Security Agency and the investigative agency are currently conducting an investigation on the spot.
Udmurt Republic is located in central and western Russia, and a large number of Russian military-industrial enterprises are concentrated in the region. Among them, " Kalashnikov ", an arms manufacturer known worldwide for "AK-47", is located here. After the incident, according to Russian President Press Secretary Peskov, Russian President Putin immediately spoke to the regional head, Russian Vice Prime Minister Golikova and Russian Minister of Health Murashko and issued instructions, and all necessary social problems will be resolved. Peskov said President Putin expressed his deepest condolences to those who have lost their loved ones and children in the tragedy and wished those injured in this inhumane terrorist attack to recover.
The second biggest message is that Snowden was granted Russian citizenship. On the 26th local time, Putin signed a presidential decree to grant US CIA , US National Security Agency former employee Edward Snowden Russian citizenship. In 2013, Snowden revealed through the media that the US government widely monitored domestic and foreign phone calls and monitored Internet communication content, which caused an uproar in the international community. Since then, the U.S. government has issued a wanted war on Snowden for espionage, theft and unauthorized disclosure of defense and intelligence information. After Snowden was denied his application for asylum from many countries, he obtained Russian asylum permit and lived in Russia for many years. In October 2020, Russia granted Snowden permanent residence. Peskov told the media on the same day that Snowden had previously submitted a nationality application to the Russian side. In addition, Putin has no plans to meet with Snowden.
The third biggest news is that Russia arrested a Japanese diplomat. According to Xinhua News Agency , the Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on the 26th, declaring a consulate of the Japanese Consulate General in Vladivostok as an "unpopular person" and demanding that he leave within 48 hours. It is reported that the Japanese diplomat was caught on the spot while espionage in the Russian coastal Krai. The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the diplomat was listed as an "unpopular person" because of his activities that were inconsistent with his identity and endangering Russia's security interests. The statement said that Russia has expressed solemn protests to the Japanese side on the matter and issued a note.
