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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Alexander Smirnov: What we know about the ex–FBI informant at the heart of the Biden impeachment case.

Slate

A little less than a year ago, Republicans in Congress were proclaiming that the testimony of a mysterious unnamed FBI informant implicated Joe Biden in a scheme to oust a Ukrainian official in exchange for a bribe. For Biden supporters, this twist could be almost comically satisfying—if it weren’t for permanent damage Smirnov’s testimony has already done in creating the …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Alexander Smirnov, ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens, to remain jailed

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — A former FBI informant charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden’s family must remain behind bars while he awaits trial, a judge ruled Monday, reversing an earlier order releasing the man. U.S. District Judge Otis Wright II in Los Angeles ordered Alexander Smirnov’s detention days after he was freed by another judge, then …

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10 months ago

Ex-KGB agent handed Mike Pompeo 'dirt' on Biden at a 2019 Beverly Hills gala: report

Raw Story

At a gala on May 11, 2019, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was handed a thumb drive from a "foreign national" with "dirt" on Hunter Biden and the Ukrainian energy company, Burisma, according to a new report. An exclusive report from Insider cited "two sources with direct knowledge of the incident, who explained that the thumb drive was given …

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10 months ago

How is an ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens allegedly linked to Russian intelligence?

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The explosive allegations at the center of an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden were false, federal prosecutors said, and came from an ex-FBI informant who said he was in touch with Russian intelligence. The informant, Alexander Smirnov, is “actively peddling new lies that could impact U.S. elections,” federal prosecutors said Wednesday, as they appealed to a judge …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter on suspicion of espionage

LA Times

Russia’s top security agency has arrested an American reporter for the Wall Street Journal on suspicion of espionage, the first time a U.S. correspondent has been put behind bars on spying accusations since the Cold War. The FSB noted that he had accreditation from the Russian Foreign Ministry to work as a journalist, but Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Efforts still on for pistol coach Pavel Smirnov as Indian shooters leave Zagreb for Games

Firstpost

The Olympic-bound team left Zagreb after completing an 80-long competition-cum-training stint in the Balkan nation. New Delhi: Hoping to join the Indian shooting contingent in Tokyo at a later date, foreign pistol coach Pavel Smirnov stayed back in Zagreb as the others on Friday headed for the Olympics via Amsterdam. Before the Indian contingent’s departure, the Croatian and Zagreb shooting …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Pavel Smirnov: ‘All of our shooters are capable of winning in Tokyo Olympics’

The Hindu

It's not about one, two or three but all his shooters are capable of winning a medal, including gold, at the Tokyo Olympics, reckons Pavel Smirnov, the longstanding foreign coach of the Indian pistol team. A vaunted Indian team fired a blank at the 2016 Rio Games, a shocking result that forced radical changes in the Indian shooting setup on …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Indian Shooters to Start Training from Monday in Zagreb

News 18

India’s Olympic Games bound shooters will start training here from Monday. Ronak Pandit, India’s high-performance manager for pistol shooting, and foreign pistol expert Pavel Smirnov will monitor the training of the shooters after completing their quarantine. “Both Pandit and Smirnov reached Zagreb this week and it’s mandatory to undergo seven days quarantine before joining the camp,” an official told IANS. …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Foreign pistol coach Pavel Smirnov to join Indian shooting team on May 21