# Ukraine sanctions adviser urges EU to target Russian billionaires Potanin and Lisin

https://mins.news/en/item/72731

- Meduza, 2026-09-24 16:56 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/24/politico-ukraine-s-sanctions-adviser-urges-eu-sanctions-on-russian-billionaires-vladimir-potanin-and-vladimir-lisin-after-mikhail-fridman-and-alisher-usmanov-are-delisted

> Ukrainian presidential sanctions commissioner Vladyslav Vlasiuk says the EU’s removal of sanctions on Mikhail Fridman and Alisher Usmanov set a “dangerous precedent.” He urged the bloc to sanction Vladimir Potanin and Vladimir Lisin, arguing this would cut their companies off from European trade. A spokesperson for Lisin called the campaign unfair competition aimed at harming the European economy.

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