# EXCLUSIVE: France joins Slovakia in seeking to delist Russian oligarch Usmanov

https://mins.news/en/item/54930

- euronews, 2026-09-11 16:37 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/11/exclusive-france-joins-slovakia-in-asking-to-delist-russian-oligarch-usmanov

> France has joined Slovakia in urging that Russian oligarch Usmanov be removed from the sanctions list ahead of the deadline. The request was discussed in sensitive talks among EU ambassadors.

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