# UK opposes EU delisting of 2 Russian oligarchs, calls for continued sanctions

https://mins.news/en/item/71122

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-23 18:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/uk-opposes-eu-delisting-of-2-russian-oligarchs-calls-for-continued-sanctions-bloomberg-reports/

> UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham told President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Britain will not follow the EU in lifting sanctions on Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, Bloomberg reported. Burnham said Ukraine’s allies should keep sanctions on Russia to maintain pressure and help end the war.

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