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  "id": 9121155,
  "title": "Latvia blocks EU sanctions relief for Russian businessmen Usmanov and Fridman",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/latvia-blocks-eu-sanctions-relief-for-russian-businessmen-usmanov-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T09:36:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/22/latvia-blocks-eu-sanctions-relief-for-usmanov-and-fridman"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Latvia refused to support a deal that would lift sanctions against Russian businessmen Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman in exchange for a three-year extension of the sanctions list, which includes about 3,000 people and organizations linked to Russia.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Latvia blocks deal to remove Usmanov from EU sanctions list",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/latvia-blocks-deal-to-remove-usmanov-from-eu-sanctions-list",
        "published": "2026-09-22T06:41:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Latvia blocks initiative to lift EU sanctions on Usmanov and Fridman - media",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/latvia-blocks-initiative-to-lift-eu-sanctions-on-usmanov-and-fridman",
        "published": "2026-09-22T08:39:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Latvian PM opposes deal to lift sanctions on Russia-linked billionaires Usmanov and Fridman",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/latvian-pm-opposes-deal-to-lift-sanctions-on-russia-linked",
        "published": "2026-09-22T09:38:40.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}