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Azerbaijan pardons French national Martin Ryan jailed on spy charges

The move comes after the EU lifts sanctions on oligarchs following what diplomats described as pressure from Baku. Grouped from 3 articles across 3 sources.

3 reports3 sourcesSep 23, 2026, 5:51 PM
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Al JazeeraSep 23, 2026, 5:51 PM

Azerbaijan pardons French national Martin Ryan jailed on spy charges

The move comes after the EU lifts sanctions on oligarchs following what diplomats described as pressure from Baku.

EuronewsSep 23, 2026, 9:08 AM

Azerbaijan pardons French citizen Martin Ryan following Usmanov's delisting

Azerbaijan's President Aliyev pardoned French citizen Martin Ryan, jailed for espionage, as part of a deal in which France secured Usmanov's removal from the EU's Russia sanctions list. Ryan is expected to fly to Paris on Wednesday.

The Straits TimesSep 23, 2026, 10:01 AM

Azerbaijan pardons French national after EU drops sanctions on Usmanov

BAKU, Sept 23 - Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev pardoned a French national jailed for espionage on Wednesday, a day after the EU lifted sanctions on Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov following what diplomats said was pressure from Baku.

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