Norway Prosecutors Indict Russian Businessman Linked to Putin
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Norwegian prosecutors indicted a son of a long-time ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin for a sanctions breach after he was found flying a drone on the Svalbard islands.
Andrey Yakunin has been charged with violating sanctions regulations, which prohibit Russian nationals from flying drones in Norway, Prosecutor Jan Glent said by phone from Oslo on Friday. Court hearings are scheduled for Nov. 29 to Dec. 2, he said, adding it is “too early” to say what punishment Yakunin would face, if found guilty.