Russian oligarch’s ex-wife hasn’t been paid enough money to ‘purchase a bag of crisps’, court hears

Russian oligarch’s ex-wife fighting to get her hands on £450m she was awarded in UK’s biggest-ever divorce hasn’t been paid enough money to ‘purchase a bag of crisps’, court hears Tatiana Akhmedova has been fighting in British courts to get the millions owed  In 2016 she was awarded 41.5 per cent share of Farkhad Akhmedov … Read more

The power crazed crook in the Kremlin: The Oligarchs thought he’d last one term

BOOK OF THE WEEK  PUTIN’S PEOPLE  by Catherine Belton (William Collins, £25, 640pp) Thank heavens for coronavirus! I know I shouldn’t say that but there are some small blessings in the current pandemic.  In Russia, the national referendum to extend Vladimir Putin’s stay in office for another 12 years has been postponed. The proposal that … Read more

The power crazed crook in the Kremlin: The Oligarchs thought he’d last one term

BOOK OF THE WEEK  PUTIN’S PEOPLE  by Catherine Belton (William Collins, £25, 640pp) Thank heavens for coronavirus! I know I shouldn’t say that but there are some small blessings in the current pandemic.  In Russia, the national referendum to extend Vladimir Putin’s stay in office for another 12 years has been postponed. The proposal that … Read more