# Removing Usmanov from sanctions list risks making EU look weak, Lithuanian finance minister says

https://mins.news/en/item/67566

- euronews, 2026-09-21 15:13 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/21/removing-usmanov-from-sanctions-list-risks-making-eu-look-weak-lithuanian-finance-minister

> Lithuania’s finance minister told Euronews that Vilnius strongly opposes France’s effort to remove Usmanov from the Russian sanctions list. But concern that the blacklist could expire will probably result in his removal despite intense backlash.

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