French Court Unfreezes Russian News Agency’s Bank Account

A  French court has restored a Russian news agency’s access to its bank account and ordered a Swiss company to pay 15,000 euros in compensation. Ruling that the news agency RIA Novosti is not responsible for the Russian government’s debts, the court told the Swiss company Noga that it could not pursue RIA Novosti for repayment of the amounts that Noga is due under contracts secured in the 1990s. Read more here.