# France stalls EU renewal of Russia sanctions over oligarch de-listing

https://mins.news/en/video/60000

- France 24 English, 2026-09-15 21:46 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djc0_OXIPrQ

> EU envoys delayed the expiry of Russia sanctions listings by seven days to September 22 after failing to agree on a six-month renewal. The dispute centers on whether to remove Russian-Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov from the list. EU diplomats said France joined Slovakia in backing his removal over national security concerns.

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