EU Ambassadors Have Extended the Sanctions Against Russia, but only for a Week.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on Europe to step up pressure on Russia through sanctions after the European Union failed to reach an agreement to renew punitive measures against Moscow. Zelensky said it was “not time for Europe to forget what is happening” in Ukraine, in a response that appeared to be a direct reference to the EU’s delay in extending sanctions against Russia. In a post on the X platform, the Ukrainian presiden…
France and Slovakia want to have the rich man off the list before the EU's sanctions against Russia are extended.
EU ambassadors agreed to extend personal sanctions against Russia only for seven days, until 22 September, after they could not agree to extend them for the next six months.
The European Union cannot agree on a six-month extension because of the controversy surrounding the Russian billionaire Usmanov. Alisher Usmanovsanksi vs RussiaEuroUnion
EU sanctions targeting nearly 3,000 Russians and Russian entities expire on Wednesday. But the union has moved the end date by a week to discuss adding a name to the list.
According to the newspaper, the dispute is over two Russian oligarchs.
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