# EU sanctions deadlock deepens as Luxembourg complicates the picture

https://mins.news/en/item/64169

- euronews, 2026-09-18 11:38 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/18/eu-sanction-deadlock-deepens-as-luxembourg-complicates-the-picture

> Luxembourg argues that if France can have a particular oligarch removed from the sanctions list, it should be able to do the same. The position has raised fears that other member states could follow suit.

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