A Russian court on Friday sentenced former economy minister Alexei Ulyukayev to eight years in a penal colony for taking a US$2 million bribe from an ally of President Vladimir Putin. Ulyukayev is the highest-ranking official arrested in Putin’s 17 years in power. The Moscow court ruled he must also pay a fine of 130 … Continue reading Russia former economy minister Alexei Ulyukayev jailed for eight years for taking bribe from Vladimir Putin’s ally