Ulyukaev and his lawyers until the last hoped for a conditional sentence. The real term for the 62-year-old ex-minister became a shock. MAIN Alexey Ulyukaev, after recognizing him guilty of receiving a bribe from Sechin. Photo: Andrey Lyubimov/ AGN "Moscow" Zamoskvoretsky Court of Moscow sentenced the former Minister of Economy Alexei Ulyukaev to 8 years in a maximum security colony, a fine of 130 million rubles and a ban on civil service within 8 years after the release.

Photo: Kirill Zykov, AGN "Moscow" Zamoskvoretsky Court of Moscow sentenced Alexei Ulyukaev to 8 years in a maximum security colony, a fine of 130 million rubles and a ban on civil service within 8 years after the release. The announcement of the sentence took more than two hours.

The Central Bank announced the introduction of the interim administration to Promsvyazbank. It will be sanitized through the Consolidation of the Banking Sector. Photo: Pavel Smertin/TASS The “Moscow Ring” closed - of the four largest Russian banks, which were connected by mutual obligations, only one remains independent. A temporary administration is introduced into Promsvyazbank, an additional liquidity will be provided through the banking sector consolidation fund, the Central Bank announced.