# EU agrees to remove Russian billionaires Usmanov and Fridman from sanctions list

https://mins.news/en/item/69269

- Meduza, 2026-09-22 16:31 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/09/22/eu-agrees-to-lift-sanctions-on-russian-billionaires-alisher-usmanov-and-mikhail-fridman

> EU member states’ permanent representatives agreed to remove Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from the sanctions list in exchange for extending the Russia sanctions regime for three years. Latvia ultimately lifted its veto through a constructive abstention, while retaining national sanctions against both men.

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