Ruling Law and Justice party has emphasised fight against corruption

Chair of KNF maintains that allegation is designed to discredit him

Leszek Czarnecki claims chairman of KNF offered ‘support . . . and protection’ through lawyer

Rhetoric has not matched reality as Moscow sells arms and builds alliances

Dmitry Rybolovlev was placed under investigation over claims he has bribed officials

Agreement between Baghdad and Kurdish government could add up to 400,000 b/d

Meeting in Paris downgraded to ‘stand up conversation’

Oleg Deripaska among those in effect barred from elite gathering under US pressure

Energy minister says Moscow will continue trading Tehran’s crude despite American restrictions

Kazakh oil group’s listing set to be central Asia’s largest ever

Oil partnership opens way to arms deals and expanded Mideast role for Putin

Kremlin-controlled oil major ignores political obstacles to throw KRG $3.5bn lifeline

Italian group walks away from Black Sea exploration as it weighs up partnership

Salome Zurabishvili battles attacks on her patriotism and foreign birth

Planned talks announced days after US president said he would quit nuclear accord

Plan to exit missile accord deepens decay of cold war proliferation deals

Moscow attacks ‘dangerous’ Trump decision ahead of visit by John Bolton

Russian leader shrugs off poor western relations and stresses growing eastern ties