Spanish officials released a Russian media tycoon and Jewish leader from jail on $5.5 million bail pending a court ruling on his extradition to Russia, where he faces fraud charges. Vladimir Goussinsky’s lawyers said the move indicates that Spain is not going to extradite him.
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