He died in the hospital where he was receiving treatment for coronavirus of a new type.

He was detained in the Bryansk Region while trying to transfer information constituting a state secret to the American special service in July 2019.

“The President… expressed his desire that active steps be taken to protect the region’s religious and cultural heritage,” a statement posted on the website of the Elysee Palace reads.

However, during the debate, representatives of most of the German parties expressed their solidarity with the AfD’s claims that the gas pipeline is useful for the country.

The US President decided to act through influential Republican lawmakers.