Sentences with phrase «russian government approval»

The murder of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko on British soil took place with Russian government approval, a Whitehall official has reportedly said.

In December, Halliburton disclosed it had sought Russian government approval for a deal to acquire up to 100 percent of Novomet.

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However, if that approval was preceded by payments from Russian interests to high US government officials who directed or influenced that approval, or payments to the spouses of those officials, or payments to that official's private charity, then it becomes a case of those officials accepting bribes and using their considerable power in their own financial and political interests instead of the interests of the US citizens.

On the same day that news of a half - million - dollar payment to Michael Cohen from Russian oligarchs was revealed, «AT&T Inc. said it made payments to Mr. Cohen's company in 2017 for «insights» into the administration at a time when the telecommunications giant needed government approval for an $ 85 billion takeover of Time Warner Inc..»

For example, the Russian government is considering adoption of a law that will introduce a regulatory approval system (instead of the currently used notification procedure) for the acquisition of residential, commercial and industrial properties by foreigners and foreign investors.