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Cassandra Morgan

MYSTERIOUS: Russian magnate s power transcends ties - You Need To See This

A Russian billionaire is suing Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong over government sanctions. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

A Russian billionaire businessman has the power to influence his government even without direct political ties, the foreign affairs minister's lawyer suggests.

Alexander Abramov, who became head of Russia's largest steel producer Evraz, is suing Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong in the Federal Court, after the former government's April sanctioning of 67 Russian elites and oligarchs over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

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