Police arrest Russia's last liberal governor on bribery charges
Kirov Oblast Governor Nikita Belykh, one of the last remaining liberal politicians appointed during Dmitry Medvedev's presidency, has been detained by federal police in a sting operation, after Belykh allegedly accepted a bribe of 400,000 euros (about $445,000). According to the news agency Interfax , Belykh was detained during the exchange of the second half of the money, having received the first installment of the bribe through an intermediary.