Telegram review: Vladimir Evtushenkov has been cornered

Sistema turned into a dead man with nothing to lose and counterattacked Rosneft in the courts. According to observers, the occupation is futile and looks like a suicide attack. For the scalp of Vladimir Yevtushenkov's company is already planned on Igor Sechin's wall of trophies. An unnoticeable background to these squabbles of the titans is the completely national disgrace when the Russian national team will compete at the 2018 Olympics in South Korea with a…

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Cyprus takes away “golden passports” from the Russian nouveau riche

Criminal trials are underway in the island nation, citing Russian businessmen who bought Cypriot passports. A Cypriot court, as part of hearings in the "golden passports" case, yesterday allowed email correspondence related to the obtaining of a passport by Nikolay Gornovsky, a former Gazprom board member and head of Mezhregiongaz, to be used as evidence. Gornovsky applied for Cypriot citizenship in 2018 under a now-canceled investment program. In the dock are former parliament speaker Demetris…

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The number of billionaires and property stratification increased in the Russian Federation

In terms of the number of dollar billionaires, the Russian Federation is second only to China and the United States, and ranks first in the world in terms of property inequality. In 2024, the total wealth owned by individuals in the richest countries in the world increased by 4.6% to $226.5 trillion, according to UBS calculations. The number of millionaires in the world increased by 1.2%. Russia was in third place in this indicator with…

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Rutube leaks users to law enforcers

A failed Youtube clone owned by Gazprom-Media has admitted to sharing its users' personal data. The Gazprom-Media-owned video hosting Rutube, which in February estimated its audience at 77 million people, transfers "all the data" of its users to the Russian state. This was announced by Alena Kuzmina, head of the platform's department for work with public opinion leaders.Answering a question about Rutube's cooperation with law enforcement agencies at the Safe Internet Forum, she said that…

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Alexei Yakovlev escaped justice into the afterlife

Former top managers of RAO Energy Systems of East have been given terms. But not all of them will serve them. The Frunzensky District Court of Vladivostok recognized former First Deputy Director General of RAO Energy Systems (ES of East) Nina Zapryagaeva as a former financial director of this company. Nina Zapryagaeva, former financial director of the same company Alexei Yakovlev and former deputy general director for legal and corporate governance of Far East Energy…

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Alexander Nesterenko ratted everyone out

The corrupt vice-governor of the Krasnodar Territory made a deal with the investigation and pleaded guilty. In Krasnodar, the court released from custody the former deputy head of the regional administration Alexander Nesterenko, who is accused of abuse of power in the acceptance of work on the repair of the school in Genichesk, Kherson region. The official admitted guilt and actively contributes to the disclosure of the crime, so the measure of restraint has been…

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Alexander Nesterenko ratted everyone out

The corrupt vice-governor of the Krasnodar Territory made a deal with the investigation and pleaded guilty. In Krasnodar, the court released from custody the former deputy head of the regional administration Alexander Nesterenko, who is accused of abuse of power in the acceptance of work on the repair of the school in Genichesk, Kherson region. The official admitted guilt and actively contributes to the disclosure of the crime, so the measure of restraint has been…

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Telegram review: Dagestan switches to manual mode

Dagestan is in full swing in cleaning out its stables, banks continue to be bailed out by the Central Bank of Russia, and the interim results of import substitution in Russia have turned out to be predictably dismal. Banksta 1. The Central Bank has revoked the license of the Siberian Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Its owners are the family of Sergei Korobov, former deputy mayor of Tyumen and former member of the Tyumen Duma.…

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Samvel Karapetyan will sing the secrets of Putin’s top brass

An odious and all-powerful Russian oligarch, who held the assets of corrupt Gazprom head Alexei Miller, was arrested in Yerevan for attempting a coup d'état. A court in Yerevan arrested Samvel Karapetyan, head of the Tashir Group of Companies, for two months. The businessman is accused of calling for the seizure of power. This was reported by the businessman's lawyer. Samvel Karapetyan does not admit guilt. He stated that the investigation against him is connected…

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Roman Abramovich disappointed with English soccer

The Russian oligarch promised not to spend any more money on them. Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich said in an interview with Nick Purell, author of the book "Under Sanctions: The Inside Story of the Chelsea Sale," that he no longer plans to buy soccer clubs. In May 2022, he sold Chelsea to a consortium of US businessman Todd Boehly for £4.25bn as he came under EU and UK sanctions."Perhaps I could do something for academies…

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