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Russia: The Arrest No-one Can Quite Believe
Russia has arrested economy minister Alexei Ulyukayev on corruption charges, the first time since Soviet days.
When the Russian economy minister Alexei Ulyukayev was arrested in the middle of the night on corruption charges, he was the first cabinet minister to be so detained since the end of the Soviet Union. The charges appear ludicrous. So what is really going on? Sarah Rainsford in Moscow attempts to plumb the murky depths.
(Photo: Russian economy minister Alexei Ulyukayev appears in court in Moscow on corruption charges. Credit: Reuters)
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