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    "The sanctions paradox: Latvia loses transit, Russia takes over cargo and profits",
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  "textContent": "Opinion article Latvia closed its doors to Belarusian potash fertilisers, hoping to halt their flow to other countries. But the cargo did not disappear. It simply went elsewhere — and today it is feeding Russia’s railways and ports. A sanctions instrument that was intended to curb revenues for authoritarian regimes in the region has, in […]\n\nThe post The sanctions paradox: Latvia loses transit, Russia takes over cargo and profits appeared first on Baltic News Network.",
  "title": "The sanctions paradox: Latvia loses transit, Russia takes over cargo and profits"
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