Authorities in Cyprus have confirmed that a body discovered last month on a beach along the island’s southern coastline is that of Vladislav Baumgertner, the former chief executive of Russia’s largest potash company. Mr Baumgertner had previously been detained in Belarus in 2013 on charges of harming the Belarusian economy.
Police on a British military base in Cyprus stated that DNA analysis conclusively identified the body as that of the 53-year-old, who was reported missing from his home in the coastal city of Limassol on 7 January. His remains were found a week later on Avdimou beach.
