Politics● LowSep 23 · Sep 23, 2026, 7:53 AM
Azerbaijan pardons jailed Frenchman after EU lifts sanctions on Russian billionaires
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from France 24 [en] · Eastern Europe
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday pardoned a French national imprisoned for espionage a day after the EU lifted sanctions on a Russian billionaire.
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