Q : The French citizen Philippe Delpal, a senior executive at Baring Vostok, was arrested in Moscow and is being held for two months in a case of fraud amounting to 2.5 billion rubles (about €33 million). Has France taken steps to help its citizen? A : The French authorities are very familiar with the situation of Mr. Delpal, who has been detained in Russia since February 14. As soon as his arrest was announced, we asked the Russian authorities to institute consular protection along with (…)
