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Jason Corcoran

@jasoncorcoran.bsky.social
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Author of book 'Leaving Russia' published in April 2026. Journalist for Sunday Times (UK), Business Insider (US), Moscow Times, Irish Independent. LFC🏆

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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 12h
Russia's Embassy In Ireland said its country is prepared to use "its entire arsenal", including nuclear weapons, to defend the Kaliningrad Region from a blockade. tass.com/politics/219...
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Russian Embassy warns Moscow ready to use nuclear weapons to defend Kaliningrad
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 12h
In Russian State Duma's cafeteria, the "Chicken Kyiv" dish has been renamed for the new intake of deputies as "cutlet with butter." How very appetising ?! 🤢
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 12h
Samolet, Russia's biggest real estate developer, has defaulted on bonds worth 2.5bn rubles: RIA ● Investors in the heavily indebted company received approximately 670 million rubles out of the 2.5 billion rubles. Russia's civilain economy has been sacrificed for the war economy
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Foreign Multinationals still in Russia are dropping like flies as Putin takes his spoils: Auchan, Nestle, Leroy Merlin and now Metro in a week
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The end may be nigh for Ireland's tacit support for Putin's alumina operation on the Shannon ! #Aughinish
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Good to be back on again live on @thetimes.com Radio to talk about the Sunday Times splash about Putin's "doomsday bunker" buried deep in the Urals mountains with host Husain Husaini. It's quite MAD. www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
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Revealed: Putin is preparing a base for doomsday nuclear strikes
Exclusive investigation: Operation Dead Hand has been revived to guarantee retaliation if Russia comes under nuclear attack
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Good to be back on again live on @thetimes.com Radio to talk about the Sunday Times splash about Putin's "doomsday bunker" buried deep in the Urals mountains with host Husain Husaini. It's quite MAD. www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
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Revealed: Putin is preparing a base for doomsday nuclear strikes
Exclusive investigation: Operation Dead Hand has been revived to guarantee retaliation if Russia comes under nuclear attack
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Good to be back live yesterday on @tvpworld.bsky.social with host Ben Lee to discuss how Putin is hiking taxes across the board to fund his war just days after the Duma elections. ● Prior to the election, his officials had promised no new taxes m.youtube.com/watch?v=0zDI...
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Russia’s two-tier economy is crumbling beneath the surface | Jason Corcoran
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Good to be back live yesterday on @tvpworld.bsky.social with host Ben Lee to discuss how Putin is hiking taxes across the board to fund his war just days after the Duma elections. ● Prior to the election, his officials had promised no new taxes m.youtube.com/watch?v=0zDI...
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Russia’s two-tier economy is crumbling beneath the surface | Jason Corcoran
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Good to be back live on @TVPWorld_com with host Ben Lee to discuss how Putin is hiking taxes across the boardvto fund his war just days after the #Duma elections. ● Prior to the election, his officials promised no new taxes
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A big thank you to Lit Lú, Louth County Council Library Service’s Literary Festival, for having me at their wonderful event last night to talk about my book Leaving Russia.
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I'm looking forward to tonight and talking about my book Leaving Russia at the second Lit Lu literary festival in Dundalk with Hilary White, the journalist and author.
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Finally a Brexit dividend: UK will retain #sanctions against Putin oligarchs
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A triumph of money, filth, and hypocrisy’: EU decision to lift sanctions on Russian billionaires Fridman and Usmanov draws backlash. @meduza.io meduza.io/en/feature/2...
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‘A triumph of money, filth, and hypocrisy’: EU decision to lift sanctions on Russian billionaires Fridman and Usmanov draws backlash — Meduza
The European Union maintains a large sanctions list drawn up in response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. It includes more than 3,000 people and companies. EU countries used to review the list ...
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A would-be Golden Boy of Ireland
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
An Ireland-led campaign to delist Mikhail #Fridman and Alisher #Usmanov could open the floodgates for hundreds of sanctioned oligarchs and Putin officials. Neither man has remotely criticised Putin's war. jasoncorcoran2022.substack.com/p/kompromat-...
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Kompromat or Diplomacy? Ireland’s EU Deal Could Open the Door for Putin’s Oligarchs
A campaign to delist Mikhail Fridman and Alisher Usmanov could open the floodgates
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The bitter irony. Mikhail #Fridman, who once tried to acquire an Irish golden passport, has let off the sanctions hook by an Irish-led EU presidency. ● Fridman also batted for Ireland when his Alfa Group were asked to manage €500m Sean Quinn portfolio jasoncorcoran2022.substack.com/p/kompromat-...
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Kompromat or Diplomacy? Ireland’s EU Deal Could Open the Door for Putin’s Oligarchs
A campaign to delist Mikhail Fridman and Alisher Usmanov could open the floodgates
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Wait what! EU is lifting sanctions on Putin oligarchs Mikhail Fridman and Alisher Usmanov @reuters.com ● Fridman featured in my book Leaving Russia, where I revealed his efforts to obtain an Irish golden visa. Extraordinary move by Brussels.
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Mikhail Fridman: The 'Teflon Oligarch' gets his coating back as EU sanctions are dropped Previous profile for BNE IntelliNews www.intellinews.com/profile-mikh...
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Mikhail Fridman – the teflon oligarch new to Londongrad | bne
Mikhail Fridman – the teflon oligarch new to Londongrad
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A day after the Irish-led EU Presidency helped lift #sanctions on two Russian oligarchs, the message seems clear: big money talks. 👉 Don’t be surprised if the oligarchs sweep back into Europe in their PJs to reclaim their châteaux, yachts, mistresses& St Tropez lifestyles.
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Ireland's EU presidency yesterday lifted sanctions on top Putin #oligarchs Fridman and Usmanov ➡️ Today's Irish media: tumbleweed @irishtimes.com @news.rte.ie @independent.ie @irishexaminer.bsky.social
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The bitter irony. Mikhail #Fridman, who once tried to acquire an Irish golden passport, has let off the sanctions hook by an Irish-led EU presidency. ● Fridman also batted for Ireland when his Alfa Group were asked to manage €500m Sean Quinn portfolio jasoncorcoran2022.substack.com/p/kompromat-...
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Kompromat or Diplomacy? Ireland’s EU Deal Could Open the Door for Putin’s Oligarchs
A campaign to delist Mikhail Fridman and Alisher Usmanov could open the floodgates
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Kremlin spokesman Peskov says Russia supports efforts led by Ireland's EU presidency to lift sanctions against oligarchs Mikhail #Fridman and Alisher #Usmanov ​●"We consider these sanctions to be illegal. Sanctions should be removed from Usmanov and Fridman and all Russian businessmen"
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What a bitter irony if an Irish-led EU presidency lifts sanctions on Fridman and Usmanov ● In my book @billbrowder.bsky.social said his team had scrutinised oligarchs' statement and none of top 20 oligarchs had criticised Putin or the Kremlin since war jasoncorcoran2022.substack.com/p/kompromat-...
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Kompromat or Diplomacy? Ireland’s EU Deal Could Open the Door for Putin’s Oligarchs
A campaign to delist Mikhail Fridman and Alisher Usmanov could open the floodgates
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
An Ireland-led campaign to delist Mikhail #Fridman and Alisher #Usmanov could open the floodgates for hundreds of sanctioned oligarchs and Putin officials. Neither man has remotely criticised Putin's war. jasoncorcoran2022.substack.com/p/kompromat-...
jasoncorcoran2022.substack.com
Kompromat or Diplomacy? Ireland’s EU Deal Could Open the Door for Putin’s Oligarchs
A campaign to delist Mikhail Fridman and Alisher Usmanov could open the floodgates
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Ireland's EU presidency proposed a compromise to delist Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman in exchange for an unprecedented 36-month renewal of the sanctions regime, diplomats told Euronews. ● The Irish government are once again proving to be a soft touch on Putin oligarchs
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Wait what! EU is lifting sanctions on Putin oligarchs Mikhail Fridman and Alisher Usmanov @reuters.com ● Fridman featured in my book Leaving Russia, where I revealed his efforts to obtain an Irish golden visa. Extraordinary move by Brussels.
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Make Benefit: Ramzan Kadyrov won the election for the head of Chechnya with a record 99.85% of the vote, after all ballots were counted, according to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation. ● But what happen to the 0.15% of Chechens who didn't vote for him
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The suspense was killing me... ● United Russia will receive more than 300 seats out of 450 in the State Duma, which constitutes a constitutional majority, according to preliminary data released by the Central Election Commission.
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Ayesha Hazarika @ayeshahazarika.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Thank you for such an informative discussion
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Good to be back live on Times Radio with host @ayeshahazarika.bsky.social to talk about Russia's #Duma elections and most choreographed and stage-managed election in the 26 years that Putin has been in power.
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Polling stations in Moscow have been closed for the past 2 hours due to malfunctions in the electronic voter lists. ● Queues of people are forming at the polling stations, as they are unable to vote either through electronic voting terminals or with paper ballots. Source: RIA
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Russian officials are trying to move assets abroad and open accounts in foreign banks amid increased rumours of a second mobilisation Source: @bloomberg.com meduza.io/news/2026/09...
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Bloomberg: на фоне слухов о мобилизации российские чиновники пытаются вывести активы за границу и открыть счета в иностранных банках — Meduza
В последние месяцы высокопоставленные российские чиновники на фоне слухов про новую мобилизацию пытаются открыть счета в зарубежных банках и перевести свои активы за границу. Об этом пишет Bloomberg с...
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Kremlin reports that over a million people have already voted electronically in Moscow for the State Duma "elections." ● Putin and his Foreign Minister Lavrov were recorded clicking their votes.
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Tashkent Déjà Vu: Can Uzbekistan Avoid Moscow’s Mistakes My Substack: jasoncorcoran2022.substack.com/p/tashkent-d...
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Tashkent Déjà Vu: Avoiding Moscow’s Mistakes
Tashkent is opening up to global capital at speed. Its success will depend on whether the rule of law can keep up with the reform agenda.
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Many thanks to @gutterbookshop.bsky.social in Dublin's Temple Bar for hosting a lively joint author event last night with @joelucbarnes.bsky.social to discuss our respective books, Leaving Russia and Farewell to Russia.
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Many thanks to @gutterbookshop.bsky.social in Dublin's Temple Bar for hosting a lively joint author event last night with @joelucbarnes.bsky.social to discuss our respective books, Leaving Russia and Farewell to Russia.
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
It was as good to be back on @tvpworld.bsky.social yesterday to talk about a disturbing reality: the Kremlin is turning its universities into a conveyor belt for the war in Ukraine. m.youtube.com/watch?v=_jU1zM…
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
First foreign airline suspends all flights to Russia following threat made by Ukrainian leader Zelensky. ● Turkish Airlines, the major conduit for Russians to the west, has also been spooked and is cancelling flights. thetruestory.news/ru/russia/st...
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Air Tanzania первая приостановила полеты в РФ после предупреждения Зеленского. Меньше чем через сутки она заявила о возобновлении рейсов — Новая Газета — Европа
Авиакомпания Air Tanzania 4 сентября приостановила рейсы в Россию из-за соображений безопасности. Она стала первой, кто отказался от полетов после предупреждения Зеленского. — Агентство. Новости
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
UniCredit, one of the last European banks in Russia, urged its customers to close their accounts and taken their money back as Putin's war economy spirals Source: RBC ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/09/02/o...
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Один из последних европейских банков в России призвал клиентов закрыть счета и забрать деньги - Русская служба The Moscow Times
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Looking forward to author event with @joelucbarnes.bsky.social at @gutterbookshop.bsky.social in Dublin on Sept 9th to discuss our books, Leaving Russia and Farewell to Russia ● The titles may be strikingly similar but the books trace very different journeys thru' Russia and the post-Soviet world.
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Thrilled to be back in Tashkent at the Silk Route Finance Forum. ● The debates over IFRS, Basel III and WTO accession - and Uzbekistan’s ambition to become a regional financial hub - feel strikingly familiar. It reminds me of Russia in the late 2000s, before everything changed.
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Thrilled to be back in Tashkent at the Silk Route Finance Forum. ● The debates over IFRS, Basel III and WTO accession - and Uzbekistan’s ambition to become a regional financial hub - feel strikingly familiar. It reminds me of Russia in the late 2000s, before everything changed.
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Great to be on @tvpworld.bsky.social live today to talk about the record crowds at the Russia-Georgia border crossing amidst growing fears that Putin will order a second mobilisation and issues raised in my recent book: Leaving Russia. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpmY...
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Why are thousands of Russians leaving again? | Jason Corcoran
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Great to be on @tvpworld.bsky.social live today to talk about the record crowds at the Russia-Georgia border crossing amidst growing fears that Putin will order a second mobilisation and issues raised in my recent book: Leaving Russia. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpmY...
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Why are thousands of Russians leaving again? | Jason Corcoran
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Great to be up with the birds to talk live on @tvpworld.bsky.social about the record crowds at the Russia-Georgia border crossing amidst growing fears that Putin will order a second mobilisation.
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The real danger to #Estonia is not an immenient invasion but Russia's growing campaign of sabotage, cyberattacks and intimidation jasoncorcoran2022.substack.com/p/narva-is-n...
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
More than 20,000 people crossed the Russian-Georgian border in one day amid increasing reports of a second mobilisation after elections in September: Meduza ● There's a massive traffic jam at the Verkhniy Lars crossing, the focal point for the 2022 exodus meduza.io/news/2026/08...
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Более 20 тысяч человек за сутки пересекли границу России с Грузией. На Верхнем Ларсе большая пробка — Meduza
Более 20 тысяч человек за сутки пересекли границу России с Грузией, сообщила Федеральная таможенная служба вечером 18 августа.
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Gorbachev's economic adviser said Putin's "state-oligarchic capitalism" had plunged into its deepest crisis since 2009: RBK ● Russia's GDP plunged by 7.8% after the 2008 global credit crisis. ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/08/19/e...
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Экономический советник Горбачева заявил, что «государственно-олигархический капитализм» Путина погрузился в самый глубокий кризис с 2009 года - Русская служба The Moscow Times
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Jason Corcoran @jasoncorcoran.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
PSB, Putin's defense bank and a top 5 Russian lender by assets, has reported billions in losses due to surging loan defaults Source: PSB earnings ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/08/17/o...
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Оборонный банк Путина сообщил о многомиллиардных убытках из-за неплатежей по кредитам - Русская служба The Moscow Times
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