A closer look at “EU Deadlock: No Deal on Lifting Sanctions for Russian Oligarchs”, exactly as the source publishes it. European Union countries failed on Monday to finalize a deal that would have involved lifting sanctions on Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman. Multiple diplomats had earlier indicated that member states had reached a provisional agreement to remove the pair from the EU's blacklist as part of a broader compromise to extend sanctions on nearly 3,000 other individuals and entities over the Ukraine war.
The failure to reach a final agreement highlights the persistent divisions among EU member states over how to balance sanctions enforcement with other considerations. The proposed removal of Usmanov and Fridman had been presented as a necessary concession to secure the broader extension of sanctions, but the deal ultimately could not be completed. This listing links straight to the original page, where the content is available in full.