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Joe Biden attacks Russia’s political system
Joe Biden, the US vice president, has warned Russia is being held back by corruption and the Kremlin’s reluctance to embrace democracy.
In a speech that is likely to anger Russia’s leaders who hate being criticised by their former Cold War foe, Mr Biden warned that attempts to modernise Russia’s economy without political reform were likely to fail.
“Do not compromise on the basic tenets of democracy,” he told an audience at Moscow State University. “You need not make that Faustian bargain.”
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David Cameron tackles Russians over Hermitage lawyer death
David Cameron has said he is “deeply concerned” by the death of London-based hedge fund Hermitage Capital’s lawyer in Russian prison in 2009 and has promised to raise the case in on a state visit to the country.
In a letter written to Bill Browder, the boss of Hermitage, which was once Russia’s biggest equity fund, David Cameron said that the mystery surrounding the death of Sergei Magnitsky had “implications for the rule of law and respect for human rights in Russia”.
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Russia attacked over state corruption, death of Sergei Magnitsky
Russia’s attempts to present itself as a modernising force and a good place for business came under sharp attack in Davos after Bill Browder, the investor waging a campaign against state corruption, took the Deputy Prime Minister to task in a private session.
Russia has taken a leading role at this year’s annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, with President Dmitry Medvedev delivering the opening speech and an entire forum given over to “Russia’s Next Steps to Modernisation”.
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UN opens investigation into Magnitsky torture claims
The United Nations has launched an investigation into the death and alleged torture of Sergei Magnitsky, the Russian lawyer who perished in jail after accusing senior Moscow officials of orchestrating a $230m (£145m) fraud.
The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Juan Mendez, has begun procedures to investigate the death in jail of Mr Magnitsky after an application from Redress, a London-based anti-torture human rights group.
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Sergei Magnitsky: European Parliament recommends tough sanctions on Russian officials
The European Parliament has recommended hard-hitting sanctions be taken against 60 Russian officials accused of involvement or dereliction of duty in the death of Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky. In a vote that caused friction with Moscow, the parliament backed a resolution that opens the door for EU member states, including Britain, to introduce a visa ban and freeze the bank accounts of the officials.
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Russia fights to block EU’s ‘Magnitsky law’
Russia has sent a delegation to the European Parliament in an attempt to block a new law that will freeze the assets of anyone implicated in the death of the anti-corruption lawyer Sergei Magnitsky and ban them from travelling to member states.
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