EU Weighs Compromise over Usmanov Sanctions Amid Warnings of ‘Dangerous Precedent’
6 Articles
6 Articles
Financial Times: EU proposal would unfreeze Russian-Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov’s assets and lift his travel ban while keeping him on the sanctions list
Ireland and the European External Action Service have proposed keeping Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov on the sanctions list while unfreezing his assets and allowing him to enter the European Union, European diplomats told the Financial Times.
The compromise should help the EU to continue the sanctions list against Russia, which requires the unanimous support of all the countries of the bloc.
In the European Union, they propose to leave the oligarch Usmanov under sanctions, despite the resistance of France - but to defrost assets and allow him to enter the European Union
EU weighs compromise over Usmanov sanctions amid warnings of ‘dangerous precedent’
EU officials have proposed a compromise that would keep Russian-Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov on the bloc’s sanctions list while lifting some restrictions on him, prompting warnings from several member states that the move could set a “dangerous prece...
In the European Union, it was proposed that Alisher Usmanov be allowed to use his property and enter Schengen without removing his sanctions. The British newspaper Financial Times wrote about the process of extending the sanctions through the EU Council. Previously, they should have been renewed every six months.
This is what the Financial Times writes with reference to diplomatic sources.What compromise does France propose? The Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU and the European Foreign Service (EEAS) have proposed several possible options that could allow to get out of the impasse around the continuation of sanctions against Russia.One of them involves the preservation of Usman Ova is on the sanctions list, but the abolition of part of the restr…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Left, 50% of the sources lean Right
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
