The New York Stock Exchange hopes that its new relaxed rules will draw Russian companies to choose it over its London rival for their initial public offerings. Vladimir Putin is in Turkey today for a trade-focused trip, although it is anticipated that Putin and Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan will likely lock horns over Syria. Lawmakers are reviewing a draft law that would introduce prison terms for religious offences, apparently in response to concerns from Vladimir Putin critics more broadly have warned that the law must not be vaguely worded. In this Moscow Times special report, Sergei Magnitsky is described by his friends as a ‘ patriot’ and ‘ a very Russian man’.

police were slow to believe that Russian mafia may have been involved in the untimely death of whistleblower Alexander Perepilichnyy, and that the sophisticated autopsy currently underway was the result of his urging the case is still unsolved, as toxicology tests by the Major Crimes Unit could take ‘ several months’. vote on the Coryn amendment, which would bar the Pentagon from sealing any arms deals with state-run Rosoboronexport, is ‘ the result of ill-thought and fundamentally harmful mood’ and could harm diplomatic relations.

The Investigative Committee says it has new evidence in the case against opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov, claiming that Udaltsov was conspiring with ‘ foreign citizens’ to organise mass riots. The European Court of Human Rights is seeking information from Russia and Ukraine regarding its criminal case against opposition activist Leonid Razvozzhayev. court seeks information on Razvozzhayev case new evidence against Udaltsov Coryn amendment Perepilichnyy case unsolved religious law under review Putin in Turkey crude output at record high two-day traffic jam. RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – By Citizen M | Published: December 3, 2012

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