Russia's President Vladimir Putin has cleared the way for Cyprus-registered investment firm Bonum Capital to transact in shares of four Russian groups in which it holds minority stakes, including Gazprom, an order published on Thursday showed. The order said Putin had issued the clearance as a response to international sanctions. The U.S. introduced sanctions against Bonum Capital Cyprus last year as part of measures targeting individuals and entities it said were part of a transnational network that procures technology to support Moscow in its conflict with Ukraine.