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Azerbaijan pardons Frenchman after EU lifts sanctions on Russian billionaire

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What happened

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

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  • Reported by BBC News and published Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:32:42 UTC.

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