Photos from the scene of Andrei Pushkar's accident. Details of the death of the arm wrestling champion: Andrey Pushkar was traveling to an important competition in Poland

Ecuadorian authorities have denied Julian Assange asylum at the London embassy. The founder of WikiLeaks was detained by British police, and this has already been called the biggest betrayal in the history of Ecuador. Why are they taking revenge on Assange and what awaits him?

Australian programmer and journalist Julian Assange became widely known after the website WikiLeaks, which he founded, published secret documents from the US State Department in 2010, as well as materials related to military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

But it was quite difficult to find out who the police, supporting by the arms, were leading out of the building. Assange had grown a beard and looked nothing like the energetic man he had previously appeared in photographs.

According to Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno, Assange was denied asylum due to his repeated violations of international conventions.

He is expected to remain in custody at a central London police station until he appears at Westminster Magistrates' Court.

Why is the President of Ecuador accused of treason?

Former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa called the current government's decision the biggest betrayal in the country's history. “What he (Moreno - editor’s note) did is a crime that humanity will never forget,” Correa said.

London, on the contrary, thanked Moreno. The British Foreign Office believes that justice has triumphed. The representative of the Russian diplomatic department, Maria Zakharova, has a different opinion. “The hand of “democracy” is squeezing the throat of freedom,” she noted. The Kremlin expressed hope that the rights of the arrested person will be respected.

Ecuador sheltered Assange because the former president had left-of-center views, criticized U.S. policies and welcomed WikiLeaks' release of secret documents about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Even before the Internet activist needed asylum, he managed to personally meet Correa: he interviewed him for the Russia Today channel.

However, in 2017, the government in Ecuador changed, and the country set a course for rapprochement with the United States. The new president called Assange “a stone in his shoe” and immediately made it clear that his stay on the embassy premises would not be prolonged.

According to Correa, the moment of truth came at the end of June last year, when US Vice President Michael Pence arrived in Ecuador for a visit. Then everything was decided. “You have no doubt: Lenin is simply a hypocrite. He has already agreed with the Americans on the fate of Assange. And now he is trying to make us swallow the pill, saying that Ecuador is supposedly continuing the dialogue,” Correa said in an interview with the Russia Today channel.

How Assange made new enemies

The day before his arrest, WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Kristin Hrafnsson said that Assange was under total surveillance. “WikiLeaks uncovered a large-scale spy operation against Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy,” he noted. According to him, cameras and voice recorders were placed around Assange, and the information received was transferred to the Donald Trump administration.

Hrafnsson clarified that Assange was going to be expelled from the embassy a week earlier. This did not happen only because WikiLeaks released this information. A high-ranking source told the portal about the plans of the Ecuadorian authorities, but the head of the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry, Jose Valencia, denied the rumors.

Assange's expulsion was preceded by the corruption scandal surrounding Moreno. In February, WikiLeaks published a package of INA Papers, which traced the operations of the offshore company INA Investment, founded by the brother of the Ecuadorian leader. Quito said it was a conspiracy between Assange and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and former Ecuadorian leader Rafael Correa to overthrow Moreno.

In early April, Moreno complained about Assange's behavior at Ecuador's London mission. “We must protect the life of Mr. Assange, but he has already crossed all boundaries in terms of violating the agreement that we came to with him,” the president said. “This does not mean that he cannot speak freely, but he cannot lie and hack.” ". At the same time, back in February last year it became known that Assange at the embassy was deprived of the opportunity to interact with the outside world, in particular, his Internet access was cut off.

Why Sweden stopped prosecuting Assange

At the end of last year, Western media, citing sources, reported that Assange would be charged in the United States. This was never officially confirmed, but it was because of Washington’s position that Assange had to take refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy six years ago.

In May 2017, Sweden stopped investigating two rape cases in which the portal’s founder was accused. Assange demanded compensation from the country's government for legal costs in the amount of 900 thousand euros.

Earlier, in 2015, Swedish prosecutors also dropped three charges against him due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.

Where did the investigation into the rape case lead?

Assange arrived in Sweden in the summer of 2010, hoping to receive protection from American authorities. But he was investigated for rape. In November 2010, a warrant was issued for his arrest in Stockholm, and Assange was put on the international wanted list. He was detained in London, but was soon released on bail of 240 thousand pounds.

In February 2011, a British court decided to extradite Assange to Sweden, after which a number of successful appeals followed for the WikiLeaks founder.

British authorities placed him under house arrest before deciding whether to extradite him to Sweden. Breaking his promise to the authorities, Assange asked for asylum at the Ecuadorian embassy, ​​which was granted to him. Since then, the UK has had its own claims against the WikiLeaks founder.

What awaits Assange now?

The man was re-arrested on a US extradition request for publishing classified documents, police said. At the same time, Deputy Head of the British Foreign Ministry Alan Duncan said that Assange would not be sent to the United States if he faced the death penalty there.

In the UK, Assange is likely to appear in court on the afternoon of April 11. This is stated on the WikiLeaks Twitter page. British authorities are likely to seek a maximum sentence of 12 months, the man's mother said, citing his lawyer.

At the same time, Swedish prosecutors are considering reopening the rape investigation. Attorney Elizabeth Massey Fritz, who represented the victim, will seek this.

Ukrainian athlete crashed in an accident on the Kyiv-Chop highway

On November 14 at about 15:00 a car accident occurred in the Rivne region. As a result of an accident, Ukrainian arm wrestler, coach, Honored Master of Sports of Ukraine Andrey Pushkar died at the age of 33.

During his sports career, Andrei Pushkar achieved considerable success - the Ukrainian is a multiple champion of Ukraine, Europe and the world.

Andrey Pushkar began his sports career with powerlifting. The first competition for the Ukrainian was “Cossack Fun” in Kremenets, where Andrey lifted the deck 52 times, with a weight of 70 kg.

It’s interesting that the athlete started arm wrestling because he constantly arm wrestled with his father, who was the strongest arm wrestler in the city. And already at the age of 14, the 70-kilogram Andrei defeated his 105-kilogram father in competitions. At the age of 18, Pushkar became the world champion.

Throughout his entire sports career, Andrei Pushkar was a world champion 15 times, a European champion 16 times, and won the World Cup among professionals 7 times. In Ukraine he won about 200 medals from various tournaments, and from all over the world - from more than 30 countries. In addition, he was a laureate of the “Together with the Olympians” prize of the competition “Heroes of the Sports Year of the Ternopil Region - 2015” and was awarded the distinction of the President of Ukraine - the anniversary medal “25 years of independence of Ukraine”.

Andrei’s training was carried out according to his own method - 3 times a week for 1.5 - 2 hours. In nutrition, the athlete tried to consume more plant protein than animal protein.

The athlete also trained children in his own gym, which is located on the 1st floor of his house, and was also a coach at the physical education center of Ternopil University and president of the Ternopil Armwrestling Federation.

Andrei Pushkar was married and considered his wife Svetlana the light of his life.

Before the accident, Andrei was preparing for an important match against a native of Krivoy Rog, and now a Muscovite, Denis Tsiplenkov, as part of the World Cup among professionals “Golden Tour”. Unfortunately, two days before the competition, the athlete passed away.

The young athlete died in a fire that broke out on the evening of October 28. The firefighters were called by the athlete's neighbors, who heard pops and saw smoke. Thirty firefighters immediately rushed to the scene of the incident.

As reported to UNIAN in the communications sector of the main directorate of the National Police of Ukraine in the Rivne region, the accident occurred on the “” highway today, November 14, at about 15:00.

It was established that on the road between the villages of Gai-Levyatinskiye and Krupets, a 26-year-old resident of the Ostrozhsky district, a famous Ukrainian athlete, according to preliminary information, the driver of a Citroen car lost control, drove into oncoming traffic, where he collided with a truck, under run by a 30-year-old resident of the Chernivtsi region.

As a result of the accident, the driver of the van was taken to a medical facility in serious condition.

There were two more passengers in the van: the driver’s father, a 50-year-old resident of the Ostrog region and a 33-year-old athlete from the Ternopil region. They received injuries incompatible with life.

An investigative team, patrol police officers and rescuers continue to work at the scene of the incident.

According to Ternopil media, world and European arm wrestling champion Andrey Pushkar died in an accident.

“Andrey, you are forever in my memory. As a Person, as an incredible Talent, as a faithful Friend. Rest in peace. And we will remember!” he wrote.

World arm wrestling champion Andrei Pushkar died on the way to the airport a few days before the competition in Poland.

The accident on the highway near Rovno on the afternoon of November 14 was reported by the regional police. The message said that a 33-year-old famous athlete had died. It was also reported that the second passenger of the CITROEN BERLINGO was killed when it collided with a truck, and that a 26-year-old athlete was seriously injured.

Local publications reported that Andrei Pushkar died in the accident, and Oleg Zhokh was injured. The second person killed was his father. According to the police, Oleg was driving, he lost control, drove into oncoming traffic and was hit by a truck. The driver of the van is also in hospital. Photos released by police show the car was crushed in half. They helped get the bodies out of the car rescuers.

"KP" in Ukraine" found several communities on social networks dedicated to arm wrestling. All the latest messages are dedicated to the death of Pushkar. President of the Professional Armwrestling League, a native of Ukraine Igor Mazurenko confirmed the fact of the accident and said that "Oleg Zhokh's condition is very serious."

There are no bleedings, but there are many fractures... The head is intact, but something is damaged in the internal organs. Stable condition... will live, - wrote he is on his VKontakte page.

Andrei Pushkar is survived by his wife Svetlana, she is also an athlete.

Ukrainian world champion in arm wrestling Andrey Pushkar died in an accident on the Kyiv-Chop highway in the Radivylivsky district of the Rivne region. The Rivne region police reported this on Wednesday.

“In the Rivne region on the Kyiv-Chop highway at about 15:00 (16:00 Moscow time) a terrible accident occurred in which two people died. One victim of the accident was the Ukrainian world champion in arm wrestling Andrey Pushkar, another multiple winner of the world championships in arm wrestling Oleg Zhokh was hospitalized, his father Sergey Zhokh died,” the message said.

Andrey Pushkar was 26 years old. He repeatedly became the champion of Ukraine, Europe and the world in arm wrestling.

What happened

According to preliminary information, the driver of the Citroen lost control and drove into oncoming traffic, where he collided with a truck. As a result of the accident, the driver of the van was taken to a medical facility in serious condition. Inside were the driver's 50-year-old father and a 33-year-old famous athlete. They received injuries incompatible with life. According to media reports, arm wrestler Andrei Pushkar was among the dead. The police published photos from the scene of the terrible accident.

Law enforcement officers continue to work at the scene of the incident.

Andrey Pushkar - biography

The Ukrainian athlete was born on August 6, 1985 in the city of Kremenets in Ternopil. He started playing sports at the age of 11, just like his athletic father. My father took part in many martial arts competitions. Pushkar’s first sport was powerlifting, or popularly, powerlifting. This sport perfectly strengthened Andrei’s ligaments, bones and muscles. A good base for starting in the new sport of arm wrestling.

Since childhood, he has been actively involved in arm wrestling with his father. Because he was the champion of the city. They often sparred. Thus, a real champion grew out of Pushkar, who first defeated his father weighing 71 kilograms at the age of 14, and his father weighed about 110. Then he began performing at European competitions, and at the age of 18 Andrei Pushkar became the world champion.

Titles

The Ukrainian arm wrestler has repeatedly won many significant titles during his life. The most famous of them:

• Winner of the 2003 World Championship;
• Winner of A-1 in 2014, where he was able to defeat Denis Tsyplenkov;
• He defeated John Brezenk and Farid Osmanli, who were his rivals of the highest class;
• Winner of the 2015 Ukrainian Championship and the Golden Tour tournament in Poland;
• World heavyweight champion in 2016, where he was able to defeat the powerful Dmitry Trubin from Kazakhstan.

Training program

The Ukrainian athlete trains according to his personal program, which he developed. The training lasts up to two hours three times a week. He often bench presses 200 kg or more and lifts 45 kg dumbbells for each arm. Andrey does not want to train his legs, because, in his opinion, they are needed in arm wrestling.

He is also a part-time coach. He trains young children in his gym, which is located on the first floor.

Pushkar eats 4 to 6 times a day. He prefers portions with a high protein content. Andrey’s diet is varied: there is fish, milk, meat, eggs and protein shakes. Andrey consumes foods high in carbohydrates before lunch. In addition to protein, she also takes creatine, vitamins and amino acids.