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Economy
R. Jezic: the businessman behind the Croatian trial that could give Russia the keys to Europe ǀ View
Croatian courts are currently holding the biggest trial of the decade to determine the guilt of former Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader and Hungarian industrialist Zsolt Hernadi, the Chairman and CEO of MOL Hungarian Oil, the largest foreign investor in Croatia (accused of bribing the former).
Venezuela
Russia's Gazprombank freezes accounts of Venezuela's state oil company
While many foreign firms have been cutting their exposure to PDVSA since sanctions were imposed, the fact that a lender closely aligned with the Russian state is following suit is significant given the Kremlin has been among Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's staunchest supporters.
Russia
Black belt Putin shows off judo moves with Olympic athletes
After complex discussions with Turkey and Iran about the future of Syria in Sochi, Russian President Vladimir Putin was up for a bit of exercise. So the judo black belt joined his country's national team for a warm up and training session.
World
Russia planning to separate internet system from global network
Russia is planning to disconnect its internet systems from the global network - as a test of its cyber-defences.
This means that data from its own organisations and users would stay within Russia, rather than being distributed globally.