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Russian businessman arrested in Italy over escape of Putin ally's son

Italian police have arrested a Russian accused of helping the indicted son of a Putin ally escape from house arrest. In March 2023, Artem Uss fled to Russia after dodging Italian authorities trying to extradite him to the United States, where he faces charges for shipping oil from Venezuela in breach of sanctions, and for bank fraud. Milan-based prosecutors described the suspect as a 54-year-old Russian entrepreneur and aristocrat living in Switzerland.