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The Doctor Who Saved Navalny Now Barred From Practicing in Latvia

Alexander Polupan, the Russian intensive-care physician who treated Alexei Navalny after his Novichok poisoning, learned Latvian and earned a medical license — only to lose his right to work under sweeping restrictions Latvia imposed on Russian and Belarusian citizens at critical-infrastructure sites, including major state hospitals.

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