The head of Russia’s Human Rights Council has dismissed the proposal, which was sparked by a series of scandals involving gay men The head of Russia’s Human Rights Council, Valery Fadeev on Tuesday dismissed a call to check the sexual orientation of government officials as both dubious and impractical.

A “confession” message purportedly by the perpetrators claims their action is linked to Rheinmetall’s deliveries to Kiev A garden house belonging to Armin Papperger, the CEO of one of Germany’s leading arms manufacturers, has been targetted by arsonists, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday. “Left-wing extremists” claiming responsibility for the attack linked it to Rheinmetall’s…

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