LONDON – A former Russian official with close ties to Vladimir Putin who was put on a US sanctions list in 2014 is no longer due to speak at a conference funded by the European Union. BuzzFeed News had earlier revealed his planned participation.
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Vladimir Yakunin, president of the International Union of Railways (UIC) and Russian railway company RZD president, delivers a speech at the UIC 9th World Congress on High Speed Rail in Tokyo on July 7, 2015.
