The head of the Russian railway beat the New York Times

The head of the Russian Railways (RZD), Vladimir Yakunin, won in a Moscow court against the American newspaper The New York Times.

Yakunin demanded to publish a refutation of the article “The sanctions led to a new search for Putin’s secret state,” which, citing the WikiLeaks document, said that the head of Russian Railways had transferred large sums of cash to Vladimir Putin.

The article that displeased Vladimir Yakunin, 27 published April 2014 of the year. Russian Railways lawyers noted that the sources used in the article were not credible, and also pointed to the use of materials from WikiLeaks, a resource that publishes secret data.

A spokesperson for The New York Times stated that the newspaper had no representation in Russia, and recommended to go to an American court. The Russian court decision, according to her, is unlikely to be implemented, since the relevant agreement has not been concluded between Russia and the United States.