Ecologists hold up Nord Stream 2
A legal action launched by a German environmental NGO Nabu has caused the suspension of the work on the much tormented pipeline. According to Nabu the pipeline could destroy marine habitat.
Russia
KGB and Stasi spy material on display in St. Ouen, near Paris
It is an exceptional collection without equivalent in Europe of nearly 2,000 pieces exhibited for the first time in France. These often unique objects from the Soviet secret services belong to a private collection.
Two Russians detained in Libya
Two Russian citizens, Maxim Shugalei and his interpreter have been detained in Libya for nine months now. A case with still blurred contours.