The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spain court drops warrant for Putin associate in mafia probe A Spanish court said on Thursday it has thrown out an international arrest warrant issued for a top Russian lawmaker from President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party as part of a probe into an underworld gang. https://www.thelocal.es/20160520/spain-court-annuls-arrest-warrant-for-russian-lawmaker Fri, 20 May 2016 11:35:12 +0200 spain-court-annuls-arrest-warrant-for-russian-lawmaker Spain hunts Russian officials close to Putin in mafia probe Spain has issued arrest warrants against several high-ranking Russian officials as part of a probe into a powerful underworld gang, a court order revealed on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160506/spain-hunts-russian-officials-close-to-putin-in-mafia-probe Fri, 06 May 2016 10:46:51 +0200 spain-hunts-russian-officials-close-to-putin-in-mafia-probe Foreign minister pledges support in Ukraine Spain’s foreign minister is en route to Kiev to show support for Ukraine as Spain commits to leading a new rapid action Nato force. https://www.thelocal.es/20150209/foreign-minister-pledges-support-in-ukraine Mon, 09 Feb 2015 12:42:00 +0100 foreign-minister-pledges-support-in-ukraine Putin 'snuck into Spain via Gibraltar' Russian President Vladmir Putin illegally entered Spain by boat on numerous occasions in the 1990s, avoiding passport controls by coming in via Gibraltar to meet Russian oligarchs, a new book claims. https://www.thelocal.es/20141204/how-putin-snuk-into-spain-illegally-mafia-oligarchs Thu, 04 Dec 2014 15:18:00 +0100 how-putin-snuk-into-spain-illegally-mafia-oligarchs 'Lie low': Spanish skater tells Sochi's gay athletes Spain's main representative and flag bearer at the Sochi Winter Olympics has been widely criticized after he told a Spanish newspaper on Friday that "it's better if homosexuals (athletes) keep a low profile at the Games". https://www.thelocal.es/20140207/spanish-skater-tells-sochis-gay-athletes-to-lie-low Fri, 07 Feb 2014 12:53:00 +0100 spanish-skater-tells-sochis-gay-athletes-to-lie-low Putin slams Spain's human rights record Russia's Foreign Affairs Ministry has issued a critical report damning Spain and all other 28 EU nations for their human rights breaches. https://www.thelocal.es/20140127/putin-slams-spains-human-rights-record Mon, 27 Jan 2014 18:57:00 +0100 putin-slams-spains-human-rights-record