EU drops sanctions for Russian oligarchs Usmanov and Fridman
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The European Union has lifted sanctions against Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, in decisions influenced by France and Luxembourg. Kyiv criticized the exemptions as unjustifiable amid ongoing tensions.
France and Luxembourg were behind the sanctions exemptions for Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, a move that Kyiv labeled "shameful and unjustifiable."