# France stalls EU renewal of Russia sanctions over oligarch de-listing

https://mins.news/en/item/60017

- France 24, 2026-09-15 21:46 UTC
- World
- Original: http://www.france24.com/en/france-stalls-eu-russia-sanctions-renewal-over-oligarch-de-listing

> EU envoys postponed the expiry of Russia sanctions listings by seven days to September 22 after failing to agree on a six-month renewal. The dispute centers on whether to remove Russian-Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov. EU diplomats say France has joined Slovakia in seeking his removal, citing national security concerns.

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