Russian economy minister held on $2 million bribe charge
By Bloomberg
16 November 2016 |
3:30 am
Russian Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev has been detained by the government on charges of extorting a bribe from Rosneft related to the approval of a $5 billion privatization sale of Bashneft.
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