A worker checks cans of Carlsberg beer as they move along the production line at the OAO Baltika brewery, operated by Carlsberg A/S, in Saint Petersburg, Russia

Putin takes out foreign investors with impunity

Strong-arming foreign investors who made the fatal mistake of not leaving Russia immediately after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine has become a lucrative business for Vladimir Putin’s entourage (“Moscow backs $322mn sale of Carlsberg’s Russian assets”, Report, December 4) The tactics used remind me of the corporate raids of the 1990s and 2000s, only that…

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Trump dares Republicans to challenge his playbook on RFK Jr., Gabbard and Patel

Trump dares Republicans to challenge his playbook on RFK Jr., Gabbard and Patel

CNN  —  America’s new rulers are putting on a show of intent and unity as Donald Trump turns from his so-far-successful rescue of Pete Hegseth to three more of his provocative Cabinet choices. The complex dynamics driving the most empowered presidential transition in modern history went public Saturday as the president-elect presided over his political…

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Chinese President Xi Jinping says ‘inevitable’ for ruling party to have internal conflicts

Chinese President Xi Jinping says ‘inevitable’ for ruling party to have internal conflicts

Chinese President Xi Jinping dismissed internal divisions within the ruling Communist Party as unavoidable, while calling for greater efforts to instill discipline, according to newly disclosed remarks he made at an anti-graft meeting in January.“Changes in the external environment and in the party membership will inevitably lead to various conflicts and problems within the party,”…

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Xi Says ‘Inevitable’ for Ruling Party to Have Internal Conflicts

Xi Says ‘Inevitable’ for Ruling Party to Have Internal Conflicts

Chinese President Xi Jinping dismissed internal divisions within the ruling Communist Party as unavoidable, while calling for greater efforts to instill discipline, according to newly disclosed remarks he made at an anti-graft meeting in January. “Changes in the external environment and in the party membership will inevitably lead to various conflicts and problems within the…

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