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Azerbaijan pardons Frenchman after EU lifts sanctions on Russian billionaire

BBC News World · 23 September 2026 at 15:32

Azerbaijan pardons Frenchman after EU lifts sanctions on Russian billionaire

Martin Ryan is pardoned months after he was jailed on charges of spying, but a second Frenchman remains in prison.

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Azerbaijan pardons Frenchman after EU lifts sanctions on Russian billionaire

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