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Politico EuropeNews report · Sep 23, 8:35 AM
Azerbaijan frees French prisoner after EU lifts sanctions on Russian billionaire
Ryan Martin had been convicted of espionage charges earlier this year.
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Azerbaijan frees French prisoner after EU lifts sanctions on Russian billionaire
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What happened Ryan Martin had been convicted of espionage charges earlier this year.
The headline split Politico Europe frames it as "Azerbaijan frees French prisoner after EU lifts sanctions on Russian billionaire". France 24 frames it as "Europe lifts sanctions against two Russians".
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CenterAzerbaijan frees French prisoner after EU lifts sanctions on Russian billionaire
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BloombergNews report · Sep 23, 9:37 AM
Azerbaijan Frees French Citizen After EU Lifts Usmanov Sanctions
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev pardoned a French citizen a day after the European Union lifted sanctions on a Russian billionaire following lobbying from Paris.
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Kyiv IndependentNews report · Sep 23, 8:58 AM
Azerbaijan pardons French prisoner after EU caves in on sanctions
Editor's note: this is a developing story Azerbaijan's leader Ilham Aliyev pardoned a French national on Sept. 23 reports France 24, hours after the EU agreed to delist two Russian oligarch...
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France 24News report · Sep 23, 8:26 AM
Europe lifts sanctions against two Russians
The EU has agreed to remove Russian billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from its sanctions list, while extending restrictions on nearly 3,000 individuals and companies linked t...
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