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. Grouped from 2 articles across 2 sources.
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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.
BRUSSELS, Sept 21 - European Union envoys will try again on Tuesday to reach a deal that could lift sanctions on Russia-linked billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman in return for keeping thousands of other individuals and businesses under sanctions imposed due to the war in Ukraine, diplomats said.
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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. Grouped from 3 articles across 1 sources.
Mikhail Fridman and Alisher Usmanov removed from bloc’s list under deal to extend curbs for three years
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