EU lifts sanctions on Russian oligarchs Mikhail Fridman and Alisher Usmanov

The European Union extended sanctions against approximately 3,000 Russian individuals and entities for three years, but within this decision agreed to lift restrictions on billionaires Mikhail Fridman and Alisher Usmanov, considered close to Vladimir Putin. The decision drew criticism from Ukraine, whose Foreign Ministry called it "shameful and unjust."

The European Union reached an agreement to extend sanctions against approximately 3,000 Russian individuals and entities for another three years due to the war in Ukraine. However, as part of this decision, it was agreed to lift sanctions on two Russian billionaires, Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, who are considered close to Russian President Vladimir Putin. In Ukraine, the decision was met with criticism, with the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry calling it "shameful and unjust." The article does not provide the EU's arguments for this exception and does not include comments from Fridman or Usmanov themselves.