French movie star Gerard Depardieu has arrived in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. He has apparently travel there to pick up his new Russian passport, after he became a citizen of the country. It comes after he turned his back on his native France in a row over escalating taxes. RT's Madina Kochenova reports.
Staying with France, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy allegedly received over 50 million euros in illegal campaign money from late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. A Lebanese-born businessman, who's facing corruption charges, says he will provide evidence in a French court. Similar claims have previously been made by other witnesses. Christophe Barbier who is Chief editor of weekly magazine L'Express says if these allegations are proven true, they could uncover a deeper trail of corruption.
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