How elite Russians get off the EU blacklist
Just eight people got off the EU blacklist in the past two years, most of them in out-of-court deals involving friends in high places or EU passports.
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Just eight people got off the EU blacklist in the past two years, most of them in out-of-court deals involving friends in high places or EU passports.
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