On September 22–23, the European Union lifted sanctions on Russian billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman over Ukraine's and the UK's objections. Volodymyr Zelenskyy and UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham both criticized the move, arguing that pressure on Moscow must be maintained.
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EU countries failed Monday to reach a final deal that would remove Russian billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from the bloc's sanctions list, with diplomats set to resume talks Tuesday.
EU fails to agree on lifting sanctions on Russian oligarchs https://www.byteseu.com/2387268/ EU countries failed Monday to finalise a deal that involved lifting sanctions on Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, with negotiations to continue in Brussels, diplomats said. … EU countries failed Monday to finalise a deal that involved lifting sanctions on Russian oligarchs Alisher Usm
France has refused to allow EU Russian sanctions renewal unless two billionaires are excluded. If the package is agreed it would see sanctions against more than 3,000 people renewed for the next 3 years. www.politico.eu/article/eu-c... The deal will likely only go ahead if entrepreneurs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman are removed from the sanctions list.
EU countries failed Monday to finalise a deal that involved lifting sanctions on Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, Multiple diplomats said earlier that member states had reached a provisional agreement to take the pair off the EU's blacklist as part of a compromise to extend sanctions on almost 3,000 other individuals and entities over the Ukraine war. France 24's Dave Keating
The EU must not remove Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from the sanctions list, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said amid fraught negotiations in Brussels. "Pressure on Moscow must be strengthened," he said.
France succeeded in its push to remove Alisher Usmanov from the EU sanctions list as part of a prisoner release with Azerbaijan. A second high-profile businessman, Mikhail Fridman, was also removed.
The European Union agreed on Sept. 22 to remove Russian-Uzbek metals billionaire Alisher Usmanov and Russian-Israeli businessman Mikhail Fridman from its Russia sanctions list and extend restrictions on roughly 3,000 other individuals and entities for 36 months. The compromise followed intense disputes among member states and came shortly before the renewal deadline; EU sanctions decisions require
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Anyone would be right to question EU unity and its capitulation today to demands that Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman be removed from the sanctions list. The sanctions were in danger of expiring had a decision not been reached. irenekenyon.substack.com/p/eu-unity Two Russian oligarchs will be delisted
The European Union is expected to lift sanctions on two high-profile Russian oligarchs — Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman. The ruling will come after days of intense negotiations that could have seen the entire package of EU sanctions, imposed since 2022, go to waste. The push was spearheaded by Slovakia, yet it was France that held the new round of sanctions extensions hostage. The Financial T
Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman delisted in what Ireland’s EU presidency called ‘a difficult compromise’ for the bloc The EU has agreed to remove two Russian billionaires, Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, from its sanctions list, while extending restrictions on nearly 3,000 individuals and companies accused of supporting the war on Ukraine for the next three years. With an end-of-Tuesday d
KYIV INDEPENDENT: Who are Usmanov and Fridman, the Russian oligarchs France helped remove from the EU sanctions list? https:// kyivindependent.com/who-are-us manov-and-fridman-the-russian-oligarchs-france-helped-remove-from-the-eu-sanctions-list/ The European Union is expected to lift sanctions on two high-profile Russian oligarchs — Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman.The ruling will come after d
Kyiv has argued the bloc should be ratcheting up pressure on Moscow after Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman were removed from a blacklist.
Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman both have close ties to President Putin, and Kyiv said the move sent Moscow the wrong signals.
France and Luxembourg were behind the sanctions exemptions for Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, a move that Kyiv labeled "shameful and unjustifiable."
EU lifts sanctions on Turkcell’s Russian shareholder Mikhail Fridman https://www.byteseu.com/2390655/ Russian businessman, co-founder of Alfa-Group Mikhail Fridman attends a conference of the Israeli Keren Hayesod foundation in Moscow on September 17, 2019. (AFP Photo) September 23, 2026 09:43 … Russian businessman, co-founder of Alfa-Group Mikhail Fridman attends a conference of the Israeli Keren
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday pardoned a French national imprisoned for espionage a day after the EU lifted sanctions on Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov following what diplomats said was pressure from Baku.
The EU has agreed to remove Russian billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from its sanctions list, while extending restrictions on nearly 3,000 individuals and companies linked to Russia’s war in Ukraine for another three years. The decision came after difficult negotiations, as EU sanctions require unanimous approval from all 27 member states. Caroline Baum reports.
If you’re an oligarch who can afford to take an ISDS case, you can even get your sanctions lifted. ISDS is a way of bullying governments and preserving the ‘right’ of money to do what it wants, where it wants, when it wants. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman delisted in what Ireland’s EU presidency calls ‘a difficult compromise’ for the bloc
Editor's note: this is a developing story Azerbaijan's leader Ilham Aliyev pardoned a French national on Sept. 23 reports France 24, hours after the EU agreed to delist two Russian oligarchs from sanctions. The EU was forced by French pressure to drop sanctions against oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman on Sept. 22, in return for allowing the bloc's remaining 3,000 Russia sanctions to r
KYIV INDEPENDENT: Azerbaijan pardons French prisoner after EU caves in on sanctions https:// kyivindependent.com/azerbaijan -pardons-french-prisoner-after-eu-caves-in-on-sanctions/ Editor s note: this is a developing storyAzerbaijan s leader Ilham Aliyev pardoned a French national on Sept. 23 reports France 24, hours after the EU agreed to delist two Russian oligarchs from sanctions.The EU was for
"We urge all other EU members to follow the example of our Baltic friends," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha posted on social media after Lithuania announced it would impose sanctions against Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman.
KYIV INDEPENDENT: Ukraine calls on Europe to be more Baltic after EU sanctions buckle https:// kyivindependent.com/ukraine-ca lls-on-europe-to-be-more-baltic-after-eu-sanctions-buckle/ "We urge all other EU members to follow the example of our Baltic friends," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha posted on social media after Lithuania announced it would impose sanctions against Russian oligarchs Alisher
Billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman are the most prominent Russian tycoons to escape European Union sanctions over the war in Ukraine, though there’s little sign President Vladimir Putin influenced the outcome.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy he disagreed with the European Union’s decision to lift sanctions on Russian billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, according to people familiar with the matter.