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  "title": "Azerbaijan pardons Frenchman after EU lifts sanctions on oligarchs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/azerbaijan-pardons-frenchman-after-eu-lifts-sanctions-on-oligarchs",
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  "summary": "A senior diplomat says France pushed for the EU to lift sanctions on Russian-Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov in exchange for the release of French prisoners held in Azerbaijan.",
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        "title": "Azerbaijan pardons jailed Frenchman after EU lifts sanctions on Russian billionaire",
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        "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"
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        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "Azerbaijan frees French prisoner after EU lifts sanctions on Russian billionaire",
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        "published": "2026-09-23T08:35:05.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Azerbaijan pardons French prisoner after EU caves in on sanctions",
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        "published": "2026-09-23T08:58:03.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Azerbaijan pardons French citizen Martin Ryan following Usmanov's delisting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/azerbaijan-pardons-french-citizen-martin-ryan-following-usmanovs",
        "published": "2026-09-23T09:08:30.000Z"
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        "title": "Azerbaijan pardons Frenchman after EU lifts sanctions on oligarchs",
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        "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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