Russian businessman Albert Avdolyan has been hit with EU sanctions over Moscow’s war in Ukraine, but can partially circumvent the bloc’s travel ban thanks to a Maltese passport he bought under a “golden” visa scheme that faces a European court ruling on its future this week.
Avdolyan, who received his passport in 2015, is one of seven people who acquired Maltese citizenship and were later hit by US, EU or Ukrainian sanctions over Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to a tally by the…
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