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Greenpeace activists leave Russia after Putin's amnesty

2013-12-27 20:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Most of the 30 people arrested for a Greenpeace protest against Arctic oil drilling left Russia on Friday under an amnesty initiated by President Vladimir Putin, the environmental group said. The activists' departure, after charges against them were dropped, removes an irritant in Putin's prickly ties with the West as Russia prepares to host the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi in February. The demonstrators had faced up to seven years in jail for a protest at an offshore rig. The first activist...

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