This was reported by Nevsky News.
“We had a normal working relationship. Students loved him, did not miss his lectures, listened to them with interest. Sokolov’s temperament was impulsive, partial, and heatedly argued. We often had scientific discussions. But we always resolved all issues, ”Smolin said.
According to him, he was familiar with Yeshenko since 2016, when the girl entered the magistracy. Smolin noted that the graduate student made a good impression, was very hardworking.
According to the witness, the last time he saw Yeshchenko and Sokolov was on November 6, 2019.
“Oleg Valerievich and I spent the last couple and said goodbye after work. We agreed with Yeshchenko to discuss her article on the attitude of the Spaniards to Napoleon on the 7th, but she postponed the meeting. She said that she needed to go to Moscow to the archive. Changed their minds on the 8th. But that day I did not find her at the institute. I learned about the incident from the news, ”added Smolin.
Earlier, as kp.ru reported, the lawyer of the Eschenko family, Alexander Baksheeva, announced Sokolov’s calls to the French embassy.