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1. The European Union imposes sanctions on the director of the Russian prison facility incarcerating opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
   2023-07-21 03:55:56 (First version)
2. The European Union imposes sanctions on the director of the Russian prison incarcerating opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
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