The Latvian parliament voted in favor of stripping legal protection from war monuments Latvian lawmakers have overwhelmingly voted to renounce part of a treaty with Russia in which Riga committed to protect and maintain war memorials in the country. Thursday’s move opens the door to the removal of a monument to Soviet soldiers who liberated…

The shares of the French food company’s local business had previously been placed under temporary state control Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to remove French food giant Danone’s local business from a list of assets placed under temporary state management, according to a document published on the portal of legal acts on…

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