additional reporting by natalya zinets pavel polityuk peter graff and elizabeth piper in kiev tim heritage vladimir soldatkin polina devitt thomas grove and gabriela baczynska in moscow thomas escritt in amsterdam anuradha raghu siva govindasamy and trinna leong in kuala lumpur jane wardell and matt siegel in sydney and phil stewart warren strobel jeff mason steve holland and matt spetalnick in washington writing by giles elgood and philippa fletcher editing by will waterman and alastair macdonald