{
  "id": 9205138,
  "title": "Sybiha Calls Removal Of Usmanov And Fridman From EU Sanctions List Shameful",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/sybiha-calls-removal-of-usmanov-and-fridman-from-eu-sanctions-list",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T20:03:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "UATV English",
    "slug": "uatv-english",
    "url": "https://uatv.ua/en/sybiha-calls-removal-of-usmanov-and-fridman-from-eu-sanctions-list-shameful/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha expressed strong disapproval of the European Union's decision to remove Russian billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from the sanctions list. He deemed the action \"shameful and unjustified,\" urging all European nations to promptly impose national sanctions on the two Russian businessmen. Reuters had previously reported that EU ambassadors had unanimously decided to lift the sanctions on Usmanov and Fridman while extending penalties on around 3,000 other individuals and entities for an extended three-year period. This marked an unprecedented extension, as earlier renewals for the restrictions had only lasted six or twelve months. Latvia was the final EU member state to refuse removing the billionaires from the sanctions list, but ultimately relented. France had previously advocated for the removal of Usmanov from the sanctions regime, and Luxembourg later called for a similar approach towards Fridman. Slovakia also supported the removal of both businessmen from the sanctions list.",
  "summary": "Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called the decision to remove Russian billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from the EU sanctions list “shameful and unjustified.” Sybiha urged all European countries to immediately announce national sanctions against the two Russian businessmen, UATV English reports. Reuters previously reported that EU ambassadors had agreed to remove Usmanov…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}