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TRANSCRIPT: [Putin at] Plenary session of St Petersburg International Cultural Forum

December 16, 2015 JRL Russia List Life in Russia, Culture, Arts, Politics, Government, Protests, Elections, United Nations

(Kremlin.ru – December 14, 2015) Vladimir Putin spoke at the plenary session of the IV St Petersburg International Cultural Forum. The IV St Petersburg International Cultural Forum is taking place on December 14-16, 2015. Every year the forum brings together experts in culture, politicians, representatives of state bodies and business people, and this year’s event is dedicated to the 70th […]

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Questions Raised Over Poroshenko’s Role In Valuable Kyiv Land Deal

May 14, 2015 JRL Russia List Corruption, Law, Police, Courts, Crime, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War

File photo of Barack Obama and Petro Poroshenko facing one another, with Obama gesturing

(RFE/RL – rferl.org – Maksym Savchuk, Daisy Sindelar – May 13, 2015) KYIV — An investigation by RFE/RL shows that Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko may have used his presidential influence to shut down investigations into a land deal aimed at building a private mansion on a historic site in the Ukrainian capital. Two reports broadcast on RFE/RL’s Ukrainian-language television program, […]