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Now playing Next Poland Poland fines Russian energy giant Gazprom €6.5bn over Nord Stream 2 Gazprom insists there are no grounds for the fine and says it is a politically-motivated move to please the US government. 08/10/2020
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Now playing Next Russia Russia says EU sanctions are outside framework of international law Russia's foreign minister said EU sanctions against Russia are outside the framework of international law, referring to stricter rules for Nord Stream 2 21/02/2019
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