EU removes oligarchs from Russia sanctions list as deadline looms
Alisher Usmanov, a Russian-Uzbek businessman, shakes hands with Vladimir Putin in Moscow in 2018. Photograph: SPUTNIK/ReutersView image in fullscreenAlisher Usmanov, a Russian-Uzbek businessman, shakes hands with Vladimir Putin in Moscow in 2018. EU sanctions have to be approved unanimously.
- ▪Alisher Usmanov, a Russian-Uzbek businessman, shakes hands with Vladimir Putin in Moscow in 2018.
- ▪Photograph: SPUTNIK/ReutersView image in fullscreenAlisher Usmanov, a Russian-Uzbek businessman, shakes hands with Vladimir Putin in Moscow in 2018.
- ▪EU sanctions have to be approved unanimously.
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Alisher Usmanov, a Russian-Uzbek businessman, shakes hands with Vladimir Putin in Moscow in 2018. Photograph: SPUTNIK/ReutersView image in fullscreenAlisher Usmanov, a Russian-Uzbek businessman, shakes hands with Vladimir Putin in Moscow in 2018. Photograph: SPUTNIK/ReutersEuropean UnionEU removes oligarchs from Russia sanctions list as deadline loomsAlisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman delisted in what Ireland’s EU presidency called ‘a difficult compromise’ for the blocJennifer Rankin in BrusselsTue 22 Sep 2026 13.00 EDTLast modified on Tue 22 Sep 2026 13.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe 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…
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