Russia forbids entry to one of most prominent foreign investors in country

14:05, 01 April 2015

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Finnish businessman Seppo Remes, the co-owner of a Swedish company which invests in Russian electricity assets, says has been denied entry to Russia for the next five years after receiving a warning from the Federal Security Service, Russian publication Vedomosti has reported.

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Russia forbids entry to one of most prominent foreign investors in country

Finnish businessman Seppo Remes, the co-owner of a Swedish company which invests in Russian electricity assets, says has been denied entry to Russia for the next five years after receiving a warning from the Federal Security Service, Russian publication Vedomosti has reported.

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