Billionaire Bakhmatyuk accused of billion-dollar theft from NBU: how oligarch could withdraw fortune Ukrainian billionaire Oleg Bakhmatyuk is at risk of facing a real sentence in the case of the theft of 1.2 billion hryvnias through VAB Bank. As part of the investigation former top manager of the bank Bakhmatyuk was arrested in absentia, who, […]
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Naftohaz’s statute changed to appoint Oleksiy Chernyshov Ministers have changed the legal status of the company to remove a barrier to changing the head of the oil and gas monopoly, the SJD writes. The Cabinet of Ministers has changed the statute of Naftohaz Ukrayiny so that former Regional Development Minister Oleksiy Chernyshev can head the […]
The Constitutional Court (CC) of Ukraine is again considering the constitutionality of Ukrrukprom’s privatization. Unlike the previous attempt, which ended in nothing in May 2019, this case clearly has Igor Kolomoysky’s ears, not Victor Pinchuk’s. It should be reminded that the first attempt to contest the privatization of key enterprises of the mining industry took […]
Photo: press service of the Russian Foreign Ministry During a weekly briefing, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Russia is ready to negotiate with Ukraine, taking into account current realities, writes TASS. “We are still open to negotiations. We have never abandoned them, we are ready to conduct them, of course, taking into […]
Photo: https://vse42.ru/ The City Council of Kemerovo has appointed Dmitry Anisimov as acting head of administration, a correspondent reports. DOPs. Anisimov’s candidacy was supported by 35 out of 35 deputies present at the 18th extraordinary meeting. Thus, in the coming years, he will have to lead the regional center. The new head of the city […]
Photo: https://russian.rt.com/ The head of the Cabinet of Ministers, Mikhail Mishustin, signed a document on the final abolition of Rostourism until March 15 next year, a correspondent reports. DOPs with reference to RIA News”. Last month reportedthat the head of state Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the abolition of Rostourism. The document was posted […]
Evgeny Prigozhin OCCRP and Le Monde found out that the company “M Invest” Evgenia Prigozhina paid millions of dollars to a firm run by Sudanese military intelligence, and the state completely refused to participate in the gold mining projects of its subsidiary Meroe Gold. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in criticism, sanctions and unprecedented […]
Photo: RIA Novosti The Thai authorities hope that the Mir payment system will soon start operating in the country. The Ambassador of Thailand to the Russian Federation Sasivat Wongsinsawat spoke on this subject, the correspondent reports. DOPs with reference to “Kommersant”. The diplomat said that the parties are conducting a dialogue on this issue. Sasivat […]
Photo: https://russian.rt.com/ Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu appreciated the cooperation between the Russian Federation and Belarus. He touched upon this topic at a meeting of the joint board of the military departments of the two countries, the correspondent reports. DOPs. The minister said that Belarus has been and remains the closest neighbor of the Russian […]
Photo: RIA Novosti / Dmitry Astakhov The head of the Cabinet of Ministers, Mikhail Mishustin, assessed how the domestic economy is coping with sanctions. This topic was touched upon at a meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a correspondent reports. DOPs with reference to TASS. The Prime Minister […]