Azerbaijan President pardons French national; EU lifts Russia sanctions after Baku pressure

INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

🔎 The French national ​Martin Ryan was pardoned by Azerbaijan's President ​Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday. The pardon came a day after the ⁠EU lifted sanctions on Russian billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman following what ⁠diplomats said was pressure from Baku. https://t.co/opXDmSWF1L