# EU sanctions deadlock deepens as Luxembourg complicates the picture

https://mins.news/en/video/64483

- euronews, 2026-09-18 15:07 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYZzZTG0c6g

> Luxembourg argues that if France can have a particular oligarch removed from the sanctions list, it should be able to do the same. The position is fuelling fears that similar demands could spread among EU member states.

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