Russian Court Dissolves Jewish Community Group
KAZAN, Russia — A Russian court dissolved a Jewish community association, in a move critics said was part of a crackdown on foreign NGOs but others said was procedural.
Russian Journalist Alexander Shchetinin Found Dead In Kyiv
Russian reporter Alexander Shchetinin was found dead in his flat in Kiev the night to Aug. 27, the 112 Ukraine television channel reported on Aug. 28.
How Lev Leviev Building Was Rocked By The NYPD Corruption Scandal
If a single Manhattan building could sum up the saga of New York City’s big, bad and wacky real-estate business, the Apthorp would have it covered.
Vladimir Putin Has Purged All The officers In His Baltic Sea Fleet
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin has taken a page out of Joseph Stalin’s book — and sacked every commander in his Baltic fleet.
PM Netanyahu Headed To Moscow on Monday
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will visit Moscow Monday to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, the premier’s office said, with the two having held talks in recent months over the conflict in Syria.
Mikhail Gorbachev Backs Putin’s Invasion of Crimea
Mikhail Gorbachev has backed Vladimir Putin’s seizure of Crimea and accused America of “rubbing its hands with glee” over the demise of the Soviet Union.
Don’t Mess With Vladimir Putin
It’s hard not to see a connection between two events taking place this week, in both of which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plays a central role.
NYT: Mikhail Lesin’s Strange Death In U.S. Follows A Fall from Russia’s Elite
WASHINGTON — As happens sometimes with wealthy Russians, Mikhail Y. Lesin found his business and political fortunes in Vladimir Putin’s Russia crumbling. Once an influential player in Mr. Putin’s rise to power, he was abruptly dismissed from his position in the Kremlin’s powerful media apparatus.
Massive Tax Haven Document Leak Exposes Corruption and Crime On Global Scale
A massive leak of millions of documents has revealed that heads of state, criminals and celebrities conduct and sometimes conceal their business activities in tax havens.
Wendi Deng Dating Vladimir Putin, Us Weekly Claims
Two weeks ago Rupert Murdoch’s ex-wife No.3 Wendi Deng, 47, was arm-in-arm with hunky violinist and part-time underwear model Charlie Siem, 17 years her junior, in the front row of Paris Fashion Week looking particularly smitten.