The European Union may lift sanctions on Russian businessmen Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Friedman, according to Reuters, as ambassadors from 27 countries agreed to this following pressure from France and Slovakia.

The European Union may lift sanctions on Russian businessmen Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Friedman, according to Reuters, as ambassadors from 27 countries agreed to this following pressure from France and Slovakia.

@ostorozhno_novosti 21 Sep 2026, 17:44

EU ambassadors have agreed to potentially lift sanctions on businessmen Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman if no objections are raised by EU states in the coming hours.

@meduzalive 21 Sep 2026, 15:36