Brief Published (Dubai time, UTC+4) · event date: 2026-09-21
On Monday, European Union member states failed to finalize an agreement to lift sanctions against Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, several diplomats told France 24.
A provisional compromise had been considered to remove these two individuals from the EU blacklist as part of an extension of sanctions targeting nearly 3,000 other individuals and entities linked to the war in Ukraine.
Ultimately, this lifting of sanctions was not enacted, reflecting ongoing divisions among member states on this sensitive issue.
