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  "id": 9302879,
  "title": "Azerbaijan frees French prisoner after EU lifts sanctions on Russian billionaire",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/azerbaijan-frees-french-prisoner-after-eu-lifts-sanctions-on-russian",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T08:35:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Politico EU",
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    "url": "https://www.politico.eu/article/azerbaijan-frees-french-prisoner-after-eu-lifts-sanctions-on-russian-billionaire/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Ryan Martin had been convicted of espionage charges earlier this year.",
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        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Azerbaijan pardons jailed Frenchman after EU lifts sanctions on Russian billionaire",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/azerbaijan-pardons-jailed-frenchman-after-eu-lifts-sanctions-on",
        "published": "2026-09-23T07:53:17.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Azerbaijan pardons jailed Frenchman after EU lifts sanctions on Russian oligarchs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/azerbaijan-pardons-jailed-frenchman-after-eu-lifts-sanctions-on-9310936",
        "published": "2026-09-23T08:03:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Azerbaijan pardons French businessman Martin Ryan after EU lifts sanctions on Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/azerbaijan-pardons-french-businessman-martin-ryan-after-eu-lifts",
        "published": "2026-09-23T10:01:58.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Lifting sanctions on Russian oligarchs creates dangerous precedent for EU — media",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/lifting-sanctions-on-russian-oligarchs-creates-dangerous-precedent",
        "published": "2026-09-23T10:13:00.000Z"
      }
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