Such an absolute guarantee is impossible under Swedish law.

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Mr Lebedev's spokesman, Artyom Artyomov said the decision was "absolute nonsense and completely impossible to implement", and that he would continue to campaign as normal while he appealed.

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Such insights seemed virtually impossible for the absolute ruler of an organization bound by tradition to the point of sclerosis.

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