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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Pol Allingham

‘International man of mystery’ denies aiding Russia sanctions breach, court told

Alexei Owsjanikow is on trial at Southwark Crown Court (Lucy North/PA) - (PA Wire)

A Russian has denied being an “international man of mystery” who allegedly helped his brother evade UK sanctions imposed over his former ministerial role in Vladimir Putin’s government, a court heard.

Dmitrii Ovsiannikov, 48, the former mayor of Sevastopol in illegally annexed Crimea, is facing seven counts of circumventing sanctions between February 2023 and January 2024.

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