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Law enforcement authorities on Friday arrested a senior Russian lawmaker on accusations that he ordered the murder of his business
business daily, citing anonymous sources,reported that Krasnov asked senators to strip Savelyev of his immunity shortly after entering the
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middleman to a former Russian prison service employee, who turned himself in to the Federal Security Service (FSB) after initially agreeing
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