The measure would violate citizens’ rights and freedom of religion, the cabinet explained The Russian government has rejected an initiative to ban the niqab, a traditional Muslim veil that covers the entire face apart from the eyes, Kommersant reported on Monday, citing a cabinet document.

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The commander-in-chief of Kiev’s armed forces Aleksandr Syrsky has said that he supports the idea of French military instructors being deployed to Ukraine to train local troops. Syrsky wrote in a Telegram post on Monday that he has signed papers allowing the NATO member’s military personnel to visit training centers in Ukraine “soon,” to familiarize themselves…