Azerbaijan Pardons French Prisoner After EU Lifts Sanctions on Russian Oligarch

President Ilham Aliyev pardoned the French national hours after the EU agreed to delist two Russian oligarchs from sanctions.

4 publishers · 4 articles · first seen 23 Sept 2026 · updated 45d ago

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4 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 23 Sept 2026. France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines published first, on 23 September at 07:53 UTC; kyivindependent.com followed 1h 05m later. The most recent article, from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera, appeared on 23 September at 17:51 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: News Feed (major outlet), Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines, kyivindependent.com.

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