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Under US pressure, Deripaska hopes supporters can provide relief in Europe

FBI raids Washington home linked to Russia's Deripaska, on 19 October 2021. © Tom Brenner/Reuters

The FBI conducted a new raid on 19 October on a Washington house possibly belonging to Oleg Deripaska, but the oligarch is still hoping to see the sanctions against Russia - which de facto affect his empire - lifted in Europe. [...] (385 words)

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