French seeks lifting of EU sanctions on billionaire after pressure by Azerbaijan, diplomats say
Paris is seeking a sanctions swap that could free two French nationals in Azerbaijan, while EU states weigh a 36-month renewal for about 3,000 listings.
- The European Union discussed extending individual sanctions against Russia for 12 months while considering whether to remove Alisher Usmanov from its sanctions list.
- France and Slovakia sought changes to sanctions against Usmanov, while most other European Union members opposed removing him from the list.
- France said Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan had approached it about Usmanov, while Ireland and the European External Action Service proposed keeping him sanctioned but unfreezing his assets and allowing him to enter the European Union.
- Ukrainian officials, including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and sanctions commissioner Vladyslav Vlasyuk, opposed lifting sanctions on Usmanov.
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The Ambassadors of 27 European Union States were unable to reach an agreement to remove Russian businessmen Alisher Usmanov and Michael Friedman from the sanctions lists because of the objections of Prime Minister Andris Kullbergs of Latvia. European Union diplomats were unable to agree to extend anti-Russian sanctions and to remove from the blacklist the businessmen Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Friedman. Without a new agreement, the restrictions…
The European Union failed to ratify a deal to remove Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from the sanctions list last night. France demanded Usmanov be exempted, while Luxembourg demanded Fridman. Latvia resisted at the last minute, blocking the decision. Ukraine called the move unacceptable. Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiha warned that […] The post Latvia halts last-minute lifting of sanctions on two outrageously rich Russian oligarchs first appe…
There is still no agreement between the 27 countries of the European Union on the renewal of sanctions against Russia. On the table there are retaliations against people, bodies and companies that help Moscow in the war against Ukraine. Coreper met in Brussels this morning, informing EU sources, to discuss the renewal of sanctions. It [...] The article Sanctions against Russia, skips the understanding in Europe. Kaja Kallas: "Maintain retaliatio…
Latvia opposed the lifting of sanctions against Russian businessmen Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Friedman, requested by France and Slovakia with Luxembourg, reports on Tuesday Euroactiv with reference to sources. "EU sanctions against almost 3,000 people and organizations associated with the Russian Federation may expire by the end of Tuesday because Latvia has blocked the proposed compromise involving two Russian entrepreneurs", writes a publica…
EU sanctions against Russia are due to expire next night, but some states want to remove two billion-dollar oligarchs from the list.
France wants to remove former oligarch Alisher Usmanov from the EU's blacklist of Russians contributing to the war in Ukraine. If the rest of the EU agrees to the demand, sanctions against Russia could collapse like a house of cards, critics say.
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