Court orders Russia to pay $50bn to Yukos shareholders

A court in the Hague has awarded shareholders in the defunct Russian oil company Yukos the largest compensation package to date. The Court of Arbitration said Russia should pay $50bn (£29.5bn) in damages. It said Russian officials, under President Putin, had manipulated the legal system to b…

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Court orders Russia to pay $50bn to Yukos shareholders