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Minsk and Moscow look to hold Dmitry Mazepin at arm's length

Dmitry Mazepin, propriétaire d'Uralkali et Uralchem. © Valery Sharifulin/TASS via Reuters Connect

The embattled owner of Uralkali and Uralchem, who is also hoping to take over the Belarusian state-owned potash company Belaruskali, has been sidelined from Russian-Belarusian decision-making circles. [...] (453 words)

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