# Estonia says France must explain push to lift EU sanctions on Usmanov

https://mins.news/en/item/69709

- Reuters, 2026-09-22 22:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/estonia-says-france-must-explain-push-lift-eu-sanctions-usmanov-2026-09-22/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ab30041f43c0f0001de93cd

> Estonia’s foreign minister said France should explain why it pushed to lift EU sanctions on Russian-Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov, calling the move the wrong signal at the wrong time.

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