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EU removes two oligarchs from Russia sanctions list as deadline looms

Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman delisted in what Ireland’s EU presidency calls ‘a difficult compromise’ for the bloc The EU has agreed to remove two Russian billionaires, Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, from its sanctions list, while extending restrictions on nearly 3,000 individuals and companies accused of supporting the war on Ukraine for the next three years. With an end-of-Tuesday…

EU removes two oligarchs from Russia sanctions list as deadline looms

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Ben-Gvir demands Defense Ministry, Tally Gotliv for justice minister in next gov’t

Ben-Gvir leads the far-right Otzma Yehudit party and recently added Gotliv to the second slot on his list after she left Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud party.

  • Ben-Gvir demands Defense Minister role in next government.
  • Calls for Tally Gotliv to be appointed Justice Minister.
  • Proposes harsher sentences for criminal organizations and terrorists.

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