Film director Aleksandr Sokurov accepting a Niki cinema award. In his speech, he defended jailed Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov and hundreds arrested during the anti-corruption marches last weekend. Photo by Vyacheslav Prokofyev/TASS.
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The following news items were taken from 7:40 na perrone, RBC, Gazeta, TV Zvezda, TASS, Interfax, Novaya Gazeta, Rusnext, Financial Times, Bloomberg, and Lenta.
- London High Court Rejects Full Trial in Ukraine-Russia Bond Spat; Russia Believes High Court Already Ruled in Its Favor; Russia Sued After Default; Ukraine Refuses to Pay Yanukovych Debt, Will Appeal; Ukrainian Finance Minister Says High Court Fails to Consider Russian Military and Economic Aggression
Translation: Mark Feygin: on Denis Voronenkov's move to Ukraine an his murder - interview with @YuliaVOA.
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