Former Ukrainian finance minister arrested in Spain![]() March 5, 2015 - 16:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Spanish police have arrested former Ukraine finance minister Yuri Kolobov, who is accused of embezzling millions of euros in state funds, the Associated Press reports. A Civil Guard statement Thursday said Kolobov was detained in the eastern coastal town of Altea where he is believed to have been living since August. He was arrested on an order issued through Interpol in October. Ukrainian authorities say Kolobov, 41, and other government officials misappropriated some 7 million euros of public money to a private company. Kolobov was minister in the government of former President Viktor Yanukovych, which fell in February 2014. Yanukovych and several members of his government then fled the country. Photo: The Nation Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. Partner news |