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OOO Torgovyi Dom Exporttorg, аn intermediary linked to one of Aleksandr Lukashenko's "moneybags", uses artificially low prices in customs documents to circumvent sanctions.
Purchasing only three types of medications, which we will discuss in the investigation, in Russian pharmacies would have cost the budget $2 million less than buying wholesale from a Belarusian supplier.