Ukraine: military (Aug '14 to mid-June '15) closed

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It's owner has been discussed before. Maybe this means that there is some truth behind it, maybe not. Who knows.

Sure. German government denies it of course - but that's part of secret negotiations. Exposing them before completion tends to sabotage them since they're dealing with sensitive subjects that otherwise could not be resolved in public. So which side is Lebedev on?

EDIT: I'm not familiar with any significant problems in The Independent's past reporting or credibility.