rt.com: Putin reacts to Trump victory as he speaks at ceremony to welcome new ambassadors

NOTE: Comment on US elections starts at 14:32

sueddeutsche: Putins beste Freunde

Der russische Musiker Sergej Roldugin ist ein Rätsel. Er hat eine ordentliche Künstlerbiografie, ist ausgebildeter Cellist, offenbar ein recht guter sogar: Geschult am Konservatorium von Leningrad, spielte er später im Sankt Petersburger Mariinski-Theater das erste Cello und gab Konzerte in vielen Ländern, auch in Deutschland. Dann leitete er das Sankt Petersburger Konservatorium. [mehr…]

the guardian: Revealed: the $2bn offshore trail that leads to Vladimir Putin

https://embed.theguardian.com/embed/video/news/video/2016/apr/03/the-panama-papers-how-to-hide-a-billion-dollars-video-explainer

A network of secret offshore deals and vast loans worth $2bn has laid a trail to Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin. [more…]

rt.com: UK Litvinenko death probe: Putin ‘probably involved’

A British public inquiry into the death of Aleksandr Litvinenko, who died from radioactive poisoning in 2006, has accused senior Russian officials of “probably” having motives to approve the murder. [more…]

the guardian: Alexander Litvinenko murder: UK freezes assets of chief suspects – as it happened

https://embed.theguardian.com/embed/video/politics/video/2016/jan/21/may-litvinenkos-death-an-unacceptable-breach-of-international-law-video

The Russian embassy has posted this account of what ambassador Alexander Yakovenko told the foreign office during the meeting he was summoned to today: [more…]

sueddeutsche.de: Putin-Doku im ZDF: Wer hat hier was gefälscht?

Das russische Staatsfernsehen beschuldigt das ZDF, eine Dokumentation manipuliert zu haben. Der Mainzer Sender ringt um Aufklärung. [mehr…]

rt.com: Putin: ISIS financed from 40 countries, including G20 members

 President Vladimir Putin says he’s shared Russian intelligence data on Islamic State financing with his G20 colleagues: the terrorists appear to be financed from 40 countries, including some G20 member states. [more…]