Ukraine left many in Europe flabbergasted when it announced last week that the government was suspending preparations to sign a cooperation and trade pact with the EU. Western media and Ukrainian opposition parties have accused the country’s president, Viktor Yanukovych, of folding under Russian pressure and even of taking bribes from Russian President Vladimir Putin. […]
How This Russian Oligarch Just Became Saskatchewan’s Public Enemy No. 1
Suleiman Kerimov, 47, is known as Russia’s most secretive oligarch. Photos of the investor and business tycoon are rare, and interviews practically unheard of. This is despite his larger-than-life persona. Kerimov’s exploits include hiring Beyoncé to entertain Wall Street executives in the South of France, signing international soccer star Roberto Carlos to his backwater club […]
German Coalition Talks Drag On
Despite German Chancellor’s resounding victory in Germany’s parliamentary elections in September, with 41.5% of the vote, Forbes’ most powerful leader in the European Union is having trouble putting together a coalition. Despite her strong electoral showing, the Chancellor fell just short of the absolute majority needed to form a single party government and her limited […]
Who is Eric Freymond?
From hosting Silicon Valley’s wildest house parties to trekking shoeless through the Carpathian Mountains, Eric Freymond’s stunts are quickly allowing the Swiss-born engineer to make a name for himself. Little, however, is known about the early life of this budding adventurer and provocateur. Eric Freymond was born in the city of Lausanne, Switzerland, an idyllic […]