# Latvia gives in to France's demands to lift EU sanctions on two Russian oligarchs, diplomats say

https://mins.news/en/item/69138

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-22 14:58 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/latvia-gives-in-to-frances-demands-to-lift-eu-sanctions-on-two-russian-oligarchs-diplomats-say/

> Diplomats say Latvia stopped opposing a Franco-Slovak plan to remove Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from the EU sanctions list. The bloc consequently extended sanctions against about 3,000 Russia-linked individuals and entities for 36 months, while Latvia abstained and said it would impose national sanctions on the two men.

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