# EU drops sanctions on Russian oligarchs Usmanov and Fridman

https://mins.news/en/item/69530

- DW, 2026-09-22 19:43 UTC
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- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/eu-drops-sanctions-for-russian-oligarchs-usmanov-and-fridman/a-79381048?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> The European Union agreed to extend sanctions on about 3,000 Russian individuals, entities and companies for 36 months, but removed oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from the list. France backed Usmanov’s removal and Luxembourg proposed Fridman’s exemption, prompting Ukraine to call the move “shameful and unjustifiable.”

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