# EU faces backlash after lifting sanctions on Russian billionaires

https://mins.news/en/item/70947

- Reuters, 2026-09-23 16:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-faces-backlash-after-lifting-sanctions-russian-billionaires-2026-09-23/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ab3f9e029ff15000114e117

> The European Union came under mounting criticism on Wednesday after removing sanctions on two Russian billionaires. Some member states said the decision weakened a key source of support for Ukraine’s war effort and suggested the bloc could be yielding to blackmail.

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