Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Showing posts with label Yukos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Yukos. Show all posts

Saturday, June 27, 2015

Russia warns it will retaliate after assets seized in Yukos case

Moscow has warned that state-linked foreign firms in Russia could be targeted in retaliation for the freezing of Russian official assets in western Europe over legal claims from former Yukos shareholders.

Russian officials said state accounts were frozen in Belgium, and representatives of claimants from the defunct oil firm claimed state assets were also blocked in France.

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