Oligarch at heart of Tory funding row gains Kremlin support in repaying banks that backed Norilsk stake
By Mark Leftly (Independent) Sunday, 26 October 2008Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will bail out Oleg Deripaska, the oligarch at the centre of the “yachtgate” affair, with a $2.5bn (£1.6bn) loan refinancing this week. Read the rest of this entry »