Ukraine: a relative of Putin freed with 55 Russian soldiers after an exchange of prisoners

Viktor Medvedchuk, a close friend of Vladimir Putin, detained in Ukraine since mid-April, was released in the largest exchange of prisoners with kyiv since the start of the Russian offensive, a pro-Russian separatist leader confirmed on Thursday. “Viktor Medvedchuk has been released,” simply told the Russian news agency Ria Novosti Denis Pushilin, head of the…

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In Nigeria, the national oil company freed from state control

The headquarters of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, in Abuja, in 2017. AFOLABI SOTUNDE / REUTERS On Tuesday, July 19, Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, said the state-owned oil company, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), would now operate as a fully-fledged commercial enterprise, without government interference or funding, in accordance with the Petroleum Act. the…

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