阿塞拜疆赦免法国公民,此前欧盟解除对俄罗斯亿万富翁的制裁阿塞拜疆、法国及欧盟制裁主要进展记者:Nailia Bagirova阿塞拜疆赦免法国公民巴库,9月23日电——阿塞拜疆总统伊利哈姆·阿利耶夫周三赦免了一名因间谍罪被判刑的法国公民,此前一天欧盟在外交官称受到巴库施压的情况下,解除了对俄罗斯亿万富翁阿利舍尔·乌斯马诺夫的制裁。
Azerbaijan Pardons French National After EU Lifts Sanctions on Russian Billionaire Main Developments in Azerbaijan, France, and EU Sanctions By Nailia Bagirova Pardon of French National in Azerbaijan BAKU, Sept 23 - Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev pardoned a French national jailed for espionage on Wednesday, a day after the EU lifted sanctions on Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov following what diplomats said was pressure from Baku.
这名法国人马丁·瑞安因间谍罪于3月被判刑,正在巴库服10年刑期。目前尚不清楚他是否已获释。外交施压与法国被拘留者三名欧洲外交官透露,巴黎方面私下表示,巴库利用乌斯马诺夫的制裁案向法国施压,涉及两名在阿塞拜疆被关押的法国公民。
The Frenchman, Martin Ryan, had been serving a 10-year prison sentence in Baku following a spying conviction in March. It was not immediately clear whether he had been released. Diplomatic Pressure and French Detainees Three European diplomats told Reuters that Paris had privately indicated that Baku was using Usmanov's sanctions case to pressure France over two French citizens held in Azerbaijan.
法国周刊《挑战》将第二名被关押的法国公民确认为阿纳斯·德拉兹,系法国水务管理公司Saur的员工。德拉兹因腐败指控于2025年被判处12年徒刑,周三的赦免名单中不包括他。
French weekly Challenges identified the second jailed French national as Anass Derraz, an employee of French water management company Saur. Derraz, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison in 2025 on corruption charges, was not on the list of pardoned prisoners on Wednesday.
阿塞拜疆一名外交官上周拒绝了关于施压行动的猜测,称其“完全没有根据”,并表示巴库公开支持将乌斯马诺夫从西方制裁名单中移除,因为巴库认为针对他的措施不公正。紧张的国际关系由于法国支持阿塞拜疆的历史对手亚美尼亚,巴库与巴黎的关系长期紧张。自2024年12月俄罗斯军队误击落阿塞拜疆客机以来,阿塞拜疆与俄罗斯的关系也已恶化。欧盟解除制裁及其影响解除制裁在欧盟内部引发分歧乌斯马诺夫和另一位俄罗斯亿万富翁米哈伊尔·弗里德曼被移出制裁名单,这是欧盟首次解除制裁那些未公开谴责乌克兰战争的俄罗斯最富有精英阶层成员。
An Azerbaijani diplomat last week rejected suggestions of a pressure campaign as "categorically unfounded", saying Baku had openly supported Usmanov's removal from Western sanctions lists because it viewed the measures against him as unjust. Strained International Relations Relations between Baku and Paris have long been strained by France's support for Armenia, Azerbaijan's historic rival. Ties between Azerbaijan and Russia have also deteriorated since the accidental downing of an Azerbaijani passenger jet by Russian forces in December 2024. EU Sanctions Delisting and Its Impact Sanctions Delisting Caused Rift in EU The delisting of Usmanov and fellow Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman was the first time the EU removed sanctions on the wealthiest members of Russia's billionaire elite who had not publicly condemned the war in Ukraine.
这一决定暴露了欧盟各国政府内部的分歧,这些政府原本希望匈牙利近期的政府更迭能有助于在莫斯科问题上形成更统一的立场,此前多年来,前总理维克托·欧尔班一直使制裁续期和支持乌克兰的努力变得复杂化。
The decision exposed divisions among EU governments that had hoped a recent change of government in Hungary would help forge a more united stance towards Moscow after years in which former Prime Minister Viktor Orban complicated efforts to renew sanctions and support Ukraine.
乌克兰和西方的反应 乌克兰总统泽连斯基在纽约与美国总统特朗普会晤后的新闻发布会上表示,欧盟解除制裁是俄罗斯破坏西方支持乌克兰团结的成果。
Reactions from Ukraine and the West Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told a press conference in New York after meeting US President Donald Trump that the lifting of EU sanctions was a result of Russia's work to break the West's unity in supporting Ukraine.
“也许这两位寡头现在很高兴。但他们不了解我们,不了解我。我将再次以同样的名字回到欧洲,”泽连斯基说。
"Maybe these two oligarchs are now very happy. But they do not know us, they do not know me. I come with the same surnames to Europe again," Zelenskiy said.
被制裁亿万富翁的背景 2022年,在俄罗斯向乌克兰派遣军队后,欧盟对出生于苏联乌克兰的弗里德曼和出生于乌兹别克斯坦的乌斯马诺夫实施了制裁,包括旅行禁令、交易禁令和在欧盟内冻结资产。
Background on Sanctioned Billionaires The EU imposed sanctions on Fridman, who was born in Soviet Ukraine, and Usmanov, born in Uzbekistan, in 2022, after Russia sent its troops into Ukraine, including travel and transaction bans and asset freezes within the bloc.
两人在1990年代苏联解体后发家,随后建立了各自的商业帝国,弗里德曼专注于石油和银行业,乌斯马诺夫则专注于金属和电信业。
Both men made their fortunes following the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s and later on created their business empires with Fridman focusing on oil and banking and Usmanov on metals and telecoms.
战争爆发以来,持有以色列护照的弗里德曼大多时间不在俄罗斯,而乌斯马诺夫则在莫斯科和其祖国乌兹别克斯坦之间往返,利用其在后苏联地区的影响力帮助解除制裁。
Since the start of the war, Fridman, who holds an Israeli passport, mostly stayed out of Russia, while Usmanov spent time between Moscow and his native Uzbekistan, wielding his influence in the post-Soviet world to help remove sanctions.
包括阿塞拜疆、乌兹别克斯坦、哈萨克斯坦和土耳其在内的突厥国家组织向欧盟领导人和美国总统发函,呼吁解除制裁。
The Organization of Turkic States, which includes Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Turkey, sent letters to EU leaders and the US president calling for sanctions to be lifted.
乌斯马诺夫曾持有阿森纳足球俱乐部的少数股份,他毕业于莫斯科同一所著名外交学院,与阿塞拜疆和哈萨克斯坦总统是校友,并私下相识。
Usmanov, who once held a minority stake in Arsenal football club, graduated from the same prestigious diplomatic school in Moscow as presidents of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan and knows them in person.
关于获赦法国公民瑞安的细节:这名于周三获赦的法国人于2023年12月被捕,被指控收集关于阿塞拜疆与土耳其和巴基斯坦军事合作的情报。
Details on the Pardoned French National Ryan, the Frenchman pardoned on Wednesday, was arrested in December 2023 and accused of gathering information about Azerbaijan's military cooperation with Turkey and Pakistan.
被捕前,他在阿塞拜疆一家食品进口公司工作,该公司同时也提供咨询服务。
Before his arrest, he worked in Azerbaijan for a food-import company that also provided consultancy services.
阿利耶夫办公室表示,瑞安与14名阿塞拜疆公民、两名土耳其公民、一名俄以双重国籍公民和一名巴基斯坦公民一同获赦。
Aliyev's office said Ryan was pardoned alongside 14 Azerbaijani citizens, two Turkish nationals, a dual Russian-Israeli citizen and a Pakistani citizen.