Paris, France, Oct 7, 2026 (AFP) - Kremlin critics say sanctions relief for Moscow billionaire was 'mistake'

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Two Russian dissidents said in the French parliament on Wednesday that an EU move to lift sanctions on oligarch Alisher Usmanov was a mistake that showed Europe could be pressured by the Kremlin. Last month France drew ire from a number of EU nations, Ukraine and the Russian opposition by getting sanctions lifted on Usmanov and another Kremlin-friendly tycoon, Mikhail Fridman. Speaking in the French parliament, exiled Russian opposition politici......

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