A source close to Tavrin denied that he had any interest in Ozon. Representatives of Baring Vostok declined to comment. Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov did not respond to a request to comment.
“The mullahs’ international gangsterism can no longer be tolerated. It is time for the EU and the UK to follow America’s example and blacklist the IRGC and it is time for Western nations to close Iran’s embassies and expel their diplomatic staff.”
This railway is particularly important as it is a major transport link between Russia and China, and has been used for transportation of military equipment, including reportedly from North Korea, an increasingly important Russian military provider.
The move is the latest episode in the sharp conservative turn by Russia’s leadership that has accelerated and permeated nearly every segment of society since the invasion of Ukraine.
Russia must stop sending asylum seekers across its frontier into Finland in what amounts to a “hybrid attack”.