News
- John McCain and Lindsey Graham are introducing a bipartisan bill to increase sanctions against Russia. (Politico)
- New Russia sanctions include the suspected killers of Alexander Litvinenko. (Guardian)
- Donald Trump aides labelled Obama’s response to Russian intervention in the U.S. elections “disproportionate.” (Bloomberg)
- Trump’s pick for national director of intelligence is currently banned from Russia. (NPR)
- U.S. allies in Central and Eastern Europe are warning the incoming Trump administration against closer ties with the Kremlin. (WaPo)
- Russia’s richest billionaires gained $29 billion since the U.S. election, thanks to rising stocks and currency. (Forbes)
- Despite announcing an anti-corruption drive, Uzbekistan’s new government includes some questionable appointments. (RFE/RL)
- An Azeri anti-graft blogger claims he was beaten by police. (RFE/RL)
- Australian police are now assisting with 1MDB investigations. (Reuters)
- A new, centralized graft watchdog is being introduced in China. (WSJ)
Features
- ICYMI: KI’s Belinda Li looks at China’s new centralized graft watchdog, including a podcast with Minxin Pei.
- John Herbst looks at Oleksandr Onyshchenko’s corruption accusationsagainst Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko. (Atlantic Council)
