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EU representatives agree to remove two Russian businessmen from sanctions list

European Union representatives agreed on Monday to lift war-related sanctions against businessmen Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, according to diplomatic sources. The reported move follows pressure from France and Luxembourg. The decision remains conditional on no EU member state raising objections within the subsequent hours.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
12 differing positions reported on attribution across 30 publishers; unresolved.
  • rferlUE
  • arabnewsdiplomats
  • vijestiEU
  • telegramФранція
  • zonaЕС
  • google-alertsdiplomats
  • yna프랑스
  • ukrainskaEU
  • rfi欧盟
  • franceEU
  • klix-baEU
  • vot-takпредложение Франции и Люксембурга
  • theinsЛатвия
  • meduzaЛатвия
  • theguardianRussia
  • rtRussian
  • dailyLatvian PM
  • err-eeEstonian MFA official
  • okoUE
  • tassEU
  • themoscowtimesEU
  • istoriesЕС
  • jpostEU
  • kyivindependentFrance
  • bbcEU
  • ltn歐盟
  • deutscheEU
  • cna-tw歐盟
  • expressEU
  • newtalk烏克蘭
6 differing positions reported on location across 16 publishers; unresolved.
  • arabnewsEU
  • telegramЄС
  • ukrainskaRussia
  • tassEU
  • ynaEU
  • klix-baEU
  • theinsЕС
  • rferlUE
  • theguardianUkraine
  • zonaЕС
  • jpostRussia
  • kyivindependentEU
  • rfi欧盟
  • newtalk俄
  • vijestiEU
  • okounijnej
8 differing positions reported on timing across 10 publishers; unresolved.
  • rferl3 տարով
  • ukrainskathree years
  • telegramв понедельник
  • tasscontinue
  • zonaранее
  • klix-baNastavlja se
  • theinsна три года
  • meduzaЧетыре года назад
  • arabnewsdeadline looms
  • newtalk3年
5 differing positions reported on status across 29 publishers; unresolved.
  • rferlscoate
  • arabnewsto lift
  • vijestisprema
  • telegramзаблокувала
  • zonaготовы снять
  • google-alertspoised
  • yna해제
  • rfi准备解除
  • tasscontinue
  • francefails
  • vot-takне поддержала
  • theinsзаблокировала
  • meduzaзаблокировала
  • klix-baNastavlja se
  • err-eeNo reason to free 2 Russian oligarchs from sanctions
  • okonie może
  • themoscowtimesRemoves
  • istoriesсогласен
  • rtdrops
  • ukrainskafails
  • jpostrenews
  • kyivindependenthelp
  • theguardianremoves
  • bbcremoves
  • ltn同意
  • deutschedrops
  • cna-tw同意
  • expressrenews
  • newtalk延長
Wherenot resolved
First reported34 days ago
Published2026-09-23 08:47 UTC
Sources33
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Reports77Independent tellings30
30 independently corroborated tellings, 12 reported as carrying other outlets.

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Global Event Monitor. EU representatives agree to remove two Russian businessmen from sanctions list. 2026-09-23T08:47:52.983Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:3093. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-23/europe-lifts-sanctions-against-two-russians-c19c2790

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