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  "id": 9181633,
  "title": "Alisher Usmanov, Russian-Uzbek oligarch, escapes EU sanctions at France's request",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/alisher-usmanov-russian-uzbek-oligarch-escapes-eu-sanctions-at",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T16:05:40.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/09/22/alisher-usmanov-russian-uzbek-oligarch-escapes-eu-sanctions-at-france-s-request_6757823_4.html"
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  "summary": "Under pressure from Azerbaijan, which has detained two French businessmen, Paris has struck a deal to secure their release in exchange for lifting financial sanctions against the billionaire Alisher Usmanov.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Ukrinform - Politics",
        "title": "Zelensky thanks Latvia for support in extending sanctions against Russian businessmen",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/zelensky-thanks-latvia-for-support-in-extending-sanctions-against",
        "published": "2026-09-22T14:31:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Latvia gives in to France's demands to lift EU sanctions on two Russian oligarchs, diplomats say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/latvia-gives-in-to-frances-demands-to-lift-eu-sanctions-on-two",
        "published": "2026-09-22T14:58:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "EU agrees to lift sanctions on Russian billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/eu-agrees-to-lift-sanctions-on-russian-billionaires-alisher-usmanov",
        "published": "2026-09-22T16:31:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "EU renews Russia sanctions, drops Russian billionaires Usmanov and Fridman",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/eu-renews-russia-sanctions-drops-russian-billionaires-usmanov-and",
        "published": "2026-09-22T17:00:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "EU removes Usmanov, Friedman from its sanctions list",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/eu-removes-usmanov-friedman-from-its-sanctions-list",
        "published": "2026-09-22T17:51:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "EU drops sanctions for Russian oligarchs Usmanov and Fridman",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/eu-drops-sanctions-for-russian-oligarchs-usmanov-and-fridman",
        "published": "2026-09-22T19:43:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
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