15-11-2016 07:52 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Russian Economy Minister Ulyukayev detained over bribe allegation

By Svetlana Reiter and Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian law enforcement officials detained Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev on corruption charges linked to a $5 billion acquisition by state oil giant Rosneft, in a case that could lay bare the faultlines in President Vladimir Putin's inner circle. The Investigative Committee, the state agency that investigates major crimes, said Ulyukayev received a $2 million bribe in exchange for signing off on Rosneft's purchase of a stake in mid
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