Politics● ElevatedSep 22 · Sep 22, 2026, 4:31 PM
EU agrees to lift sanctions on Russian billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Meduza [en] · Western Europe
EU member states’ permanent representatives have agreed to remove two Russian billionaires — USM Holdings founder Alisher Usmanov and Alfa Group co-founder Mikhail Fridman — from the sanctions list, according to Reuters and Euronews.
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