Brussels, Belgium, Sept 21, 2026 (AFP) - No green light to lift EU sanctions on Russian oligarchs, talks to resume

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2026-09-21

EU countries failed Monday to finalise a deal that involved lifting sanctions on Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, with negotiations to continue in Brussels, diplomats said. Multiple diplomats said earlier that member states had reached a provisional agreement to take the pair off the EU's blacklist as part of a compromise to extend sanctions on almost 3,000 other individuals and entities over the Ukraine war. But that deal......

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