Arrest of ‘legendary’ U.S. investor Calvey. And why Russian soldiers no longer can take selfies

Arrest of ‘legendary’ U.S. investor Calvey. And why Russian soldiers no longer can take selfies

Author: The Moscow Times February 21, 2019 Duration: 21:43
This week on From Russia With News, Financial Times Bureau Chief Henry Foy joins us in the studio to talk about the arrest of Michael Calvey, the U.S. founder of Baring Vostok, Russia’s biggest independent private equity firm. We'll also talk with Coda journalist Simon Ostrovsky to discuss the new Duma law that bans Russian soldiers from taking selfies or sharing information online. In 2015, Ostrovsky tracked Russian soldiers in Ukraine using data pulled from their social media accounts in a now-famous documentary for Vice News.

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