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EU agrees sanctions deal removing Usmanov and Fridman
6months
Duration of the previous sanctions extensions
EU countries agreed to remove Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from the sanctions blacklist while extending sanctions on nearly 3,000 other people and entities for three years. Latvia dropped its opposition, prompting anger from Ukraine.
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EU countries finalised a deal to lift sanctions on Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman.
2 of 3 sources“The European Union is to remove sanctions on two oligarchs”
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- Trueabc.net.au
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AllegedEU member states reached a provisional agreement to remove Usmanov and Fridman from the blacklist while extending sanctions on almost 3,000 other individuals and entities.
3 of 3 sources“part of which involved extending sanctions on nearly 3,000 other individuals and entities for three years”