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EU removes two oligarchs reputedly close to Putin from sanctions list
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Le Monde [en] · Eastern Europe
At France and Luxembourg's request, the EU removed Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from its list of sanctioned individuals, which was otherwise renewed for three years. Ukraine called the decision 'unacceptable.'
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