https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/espionage/ The latest Flip News stories on espionage. en-GB Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:16:59 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/world/azerbaijan-pardons-frenchman-eu-sanctions/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/azerbaijan-pardons-frenchman-eu-sanctions/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT President Ilham Aliyev has pardoned French national Martin Ryan, who was serving a 10-year espionage sentence, a day after the EU removed Russian billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from its sanctions list. Sarah Whitfield azerbaijan france russia sanctions alisher usmanov mikhail fridman martin ryan espionage european union ilham aliyev Reuters