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De Beers and Russian diamonds: Following up on our revelations

Published on 08.06.2023 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 min

Exchange between De Beers and Dalumi Group on 28 February 2020.

Purchase of diamonds by Alrosa from Dalumi Group in March 2022.

Since Glitz.paris disclosed that De Beers sold Russian stones in the United States in 2022, the diamond giant has fiercely denied it - letting slip some revealing information in the process.

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