A woman who shopped at Harrods and Selfridges and went on long-haul holidays after stealing £189,000 from her employer has been jailed.
Still, Mr Kamchatnyi supported the temporary ceasefire, he said, "even if it means giving up territory."Ukrainian polling suggests that a majority of the public would accept the idea of ceding some control of territory seized by the Russians during the full-scale invasion, though not surrendering formal sovereignty over the land, according to Anton Grushetsky, director of the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology.
"There is for certainly a lot of fatigue and there is a lot of desire to have a stable peace in Ukraine," Mr Grushetsky said.But based on previous polling, the majority of Ukrainians would likely view the proposed three-day ceasefire as "either a trap or simply a ploy to avoid attacks on Moscow during the holiday", he added.There is also suspicion among many in Ukraine that the ceasefire proposal is simply a ploy by Russia to move its forces to strategic places on the battlefield, make reinforcements where needed, and prepare for offensives.
Ukraine had already made clear that it was ready for a full, unconditional ceasefire, and had no obligation to take part in Russia's agenda, said Mykhailo Samus, a Ukrainian military analyst and director of the New Geopolitics Research Network."Why would we play Putin's game? We are ready for a real ceasefire," Mr Samus said. "If he wants to organise a parade to show that he is a great leader, that is his business."
Imposing statues of rams and lions used to stand in the grounds of Sudan's National Museum - priceless artefacts from the time when Nubian rulers conquered what is now Egypt to the north, along with exquisite Christian wall paintings dating from many centuries ago.
On a typical day, groups of school children would stare in awe at this reminder of their nation's imposing past, tourists would file through one of Khartoum's must-sees, and on occasion concerts were held in the grounds."I will continue to try to build a following there and see what new connections, friendships, or opportunities it brings me."
Ms Fotheringham, the canteen worker, said RedNote "opened my world up to China and its people"."I am now able to see things I never would have seen," she said. "Regular Chinese people, finding out about their culture, life, school, everything, it has been so much fun."
The community so far has been "super welcoming", said Mr Robinson, the designer."I love RedNote so far … I just need to learn how to speak Mandarin!"