US EditionEU Renews Russia Sanctions After Reaching Compromise With Hungary
- The European Union agreed to lift sanctions on four Russian nationals after Hungary withdrew its objection, allowing the renewal of sanctions against over 2,400 individuals, set to continue until September 15, 2025.
- The individuals to be removed include Gulbahor Ismailova and Vladimir Rashevsky, while Mikhail Fridman remains sanctioned.
- Mikhail Rashevsky's case was noted as legally weak, prompting EU diplomats to advocate for his delisting.
- Hungary argued that keeping the sanctions could hinder peace negotiations concerning the war in Ukraine, which led to a compromise in renewing the sanctions.
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The European Union has reached a deal with Hungary to renew sanctions on more than 2,400 primarily Russian entities and individuals hours before they were set to expire on March 15, an EU official with knowledge of the negotiations told the Kyiv independent. The EU had been braced for a standoff over the issue, just the latest diplomatic tussle between the largely pro-Ukraine bloc, and its most pro-Kremlin member.Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor …
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