On behalf of Uzbekistan
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Gauweiler fights for the oligarchs from Tegernsee
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At Tegernsee, he feels reminded of his Uzbek homeland, the oligarch Alisher Usmanow once gave as the reason why he bought several properties there.
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As a lawyer, the ex-CSU politician wants to ensure that German authorities let go of billionaire Usmanow. As a Putin confidant, he is on the EU sanctions lists. Gauweiler wrote a remarkable letter about this. His use is reminiscent of times when the CSU was still trying to get close to Putin.
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Klaus Ott and Jörg Schmitt, Munich
The Munich law firm Gauweiler & Sauter got a somewhat unusual client last year. A client who leads right into the middle of world politics. And whose mission is reminiscent of earlier times when the CSU still maintained good relations with the Russian ruler Vladimir Putin.
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