Baltic states introduce sanctions against Usmanov and Fridman after EU delisting
The three countries moved to block financial and entry access after the EU delisted the Russian businessmen, citing continued pressure on Moscow.
- Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are introducing national sanctions against Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman after the European Union removed them from its sanctions list on Tuesday.
- On Tuesday, the European Union extended restrictions against nearly 3,000 individuals and entities for three years, but delisted Usmanov and Fridman at France and Slovakia's insistence, prompting Baltic nations to act independently.
- Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs abstained from the EU vote after securing an agreement with French President Emmanuel Macron to launch negotiations on Latvia's participation in France's nuclear deterrence initiative.
- Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna and Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius confirmed their countries are enacting financial and entry measures, stating the oligarchs continue to support Russia's aggression and sanctions pressure must increase.
- Beyond the nuclear deterrence talks, Macron agreed to enhance France's military presence in Latvia, particularly air defense, with a French delegation expected to visit Riga soon for formal discussions.
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Estonia imposed independent national sanctions on Russian oligarchs Mihail Fridman and Alisher Usmanov, following their controversial removal from the extended blacklist of European Union sanctions. Fridman and Usmanov were removed from the list under...
Following the lifting of EU sanctions against Russian oligarchs Usmanov and Fridman, the Baltic States have adopted their own sanctions.
In the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there are no grounds for easing the sanctions pressure until Russia is ready to end its aggression against Ukraine.
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The Baltic states are imposing national sanctions on two Russian oligarchs who were removed from the EU sanctions list on Tuesday. Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are doing this in response to the decision by the EU member states. The individuals in question are the Russian-Uzbek billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman.
The EU wanted to extend its Russia sanctions, but the dispute over two oligarchs brought the whole package to the brink of failure. The Baltic states did not want to accept this.
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