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Russian oligarch offers to buy embattled radio station
Feb 14, 2012, 12:40 GMT
Moscow - Mikhail Prokhorov, a Russian oligarch and presidential candidate, on Thursday offered to buy out a radio station that has found itself in hot water with the Kremlin for its independent news reporting.
'I am offering the editorial council of the Ekho Moskvy (Moscow's Echo) radio station assistance in getting a low-cost credit loan to buy out ownership,' Prokhorov said at a press conference in Moscow.
'The station's independence must be preserved,' he said, in comments reported by the Interfax news agency.
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