Latvia blocks deal to remove Usmanov from EU sanctions list
The French push to remove Uzbek-Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov from the sanctions list was stopped by Latvia at the last minute.
Latvia blocks deal to remove Usmanov from EU sanctions list
The French push to remove Uzbek-Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov from the sanctions list was stopped by Latvia at the last minute. Grouped from 4 articles across 2 sources.
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EU nears deal to break impasse over French request to remove Usmanov from sanctions
EU sanctions on Russia are at risk of expiring as France pushes to remove Uzbek-Russian Usmanov from the blacklist in a deal that could secure the release and pardon of two French nationals in Azerbaijan.
Removing Usmanov from sanctions list risks making EU look weak - Lithuanian finance minister
Vilnius strongly opposes France's push to remove Usmanov from Russian sanctions, its finance minister told Euronews. However, fears of the blacklist expiring will likely lead to his removal despite heavy backlash.
EU continues talks on deal to lift sanctions on Russia-linked billionaires Usmanov and Fridman, diplomats say
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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