Download RBTH Daily app for free to be up to date with what’s new in Russia. Get a fresh and brief digest every day.
Follow the link to learn moreThe St. Petersburg City Court has granted bail to Australian national Colin Russell, the radio officer of the Greenpeace-operated vessel Arctic Sunrise, who had been the only Arctic Sunrise activist remaining in custody until recently.
The court set the bail for Russell at 2 million rubles ($60,500), an Interfax correspondent reported. The activist himself took part in the hearing through a video link with the detention center where he was held. Russell will be freed as soon as the money is transferred to the court's or the investigation's bank account.
