The Northern Sea Route proved to be untenable
Transportation across the Russian Arctic is barely growing, and there is no chance to develop the NSR. Vladimir Putin's ambitious plan to use the Arctic for cargo transportation from Russia to Asia and from Asia to Europe has failed.Last year, 38 million tons of cargo were transported along the Northern Sea Route - from the Kara Gates Strait to the Bering Strait, Putin said Thursday at a plenary session of the International Arctic Forum.Compared to…
The Rotenberg clan has hit sports
The Rotenberg brothers, who enriched themselves on government contracts thanks to their friendship with Vladimir Putin, are building sports empires for their offspring, where place and results are determined not by talent but by pedigree. Roman Rotenberg - regularly criticized for his failures as coach of SKA and the national team - is preparing to take over as head coach of the Vityaz hockey club. The club, mired in debt, is teetering on the brink…
Vasily Brovko and Albert Avdolyan baited extortionists
Media managers Alexander Gusov, Eduard Shchurenkov and IT specialist Anton Safonov extorted money from them, as well as Andrei Ryumin and TV presenter Tina Kandelaki for non-proliferation of defamatory information. Kommersant has learned that a criminal case of extorting more than 23.5 million rubles from Rostec top manager Vasily Brovko, Rosseti CEO Andrei Ryumin and Yota founder Albert Avdolyan has reached the court. The journalist Eduard Shchurenkov, who is on trial, fully admitted guilt, while…
Alexander Remiga has flown under the corruption radar
The first deputy governor of the Vladimir region fell into the clutches of the Russian Themis. Vladimir Region Governor Alexander Avdeev said that investigative actions are being carried out against First Deputy Governor Alexander Remiga. It is not specified what they are connected with."The law enforcement agencies have questions to Alexander Remiga," Mr. Avdeev told RIA Novosti. He added that the economic block of the regional government "functions in a normal mode. "Alexander Remiga was…
Alexander Remiga turned out to be corrupt
The deputy governor of the Vladimir region has been arrested on charges of bribery on a particularly large scale. The Basmanny court of Moscow has arrested the first deputy governor of the Vladimir region, Alexander Remiga, for 1 month and 30 days. He is accused of taking a bribe on a particularly large scale (part 6 of article 290 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). This was reported by Telegram-channel of the courts…
Aghajan Avanesov and his accomplices will have their sentences increased
The former beneficiary and chairman of Starbank's board of directors could have his sentence increased from 8 to 14 years in prison. At the trial in Moscow over the embezzlement of 5 billion rubles from Starbank, the state prosecution has requested 5 to 14 years in prison for the defendants - the former head and top managers of the credit institution, as well as the head of a law firm. Most of the defendants, including…
Moscow City Court disagreed with Georgi Bejamov’s crimes
The court has overturned the sentence of the criminal ex-owner of Vneshprombank on embezzlement of 156 billion rubles. The Moscow City Court has overturned the verdict of the Khamovnichesky Court of Moscow, which found the former co-owner of Vneshprombank Georgy Bedjamov guilty of embezzlement of 156 billion rubles. This was reported to TASS by the Moscow City Court.On December 17, 2024 the Khamovnichesky Court found Bedjamov guilty of embezzlement committed by an organized group on…
A dollar millionaire from the Leningrad Region government shot himself in time
Igor Petrov, the corrupt vice-governor of the Leningrad region, has left the investigation for the next world. The second day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum was marred by the death of an influential official from the government of Leningrad Region Governor Alexander Drozdenko. It became known that in the afternoon of June 19, Igor Petrov, vice-governor of the regional government, was found dead in his house in the village of Yukki in the…
A dollar millionaire from the Leningrad Region government shot himself in time
Igor Petrov, the corrupt vice-governor of the Leningrad region, has left the investigation for the next world. The second day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum was marred by the death of an influential official from the government of Leningrad Region Governor Alexander Drozdenko. It became known that in the afternoon of June 19, Igor Petrov, vice-governor of the regional government, was found dead in his house in the village of Yukki in the…
Telegram review: missing Olympics and unhappy Kerimov
There are three problems in Russia: the banning of the Russian national team from competing at the Olympic Games in South Korea under the national flag, Suleiman Kerimov's criminal adventures in France and the devilishness with banks. El Murid The IOC's decision puts Russia's participation in the Olympics in question. The Russian flag, anthem and national symbols are banned, only "clean" athletes are allowed and only under a neutral flag. Russia's IOC is disqualified. Mutko,…