EU Sanction Deadlock Deepens as Luxembourg Complicates the Picture
- On Friday, French Ambassador Philippe Costa demanded the removal of a top Russian oligarch from the Council blacklist, threatening to let the entire list of 3,000 Russian names expire this coming Tuesday.
- Paris is seeking the delisting of Alisher Usmanov as a trade for the release of French citizens detained in Azerbaijan, a revelation that caused frustration among other Council members.
- Luxembourg has blocked the renewal, insisting that if Usmanov is removed, Mikhail Fridman must also be delisted, as Fridman sues the Grand Duchy over $16bn in frozen assets.
- Council ambassadors failed to reach a deal on Friday, pushing renewal talks to Monday while maintaining the one-week deadline extension previously granted to prevent sanctions lapse.
- Allowing national agendas to shape individual listings risks a "race to the bottom," diplomats warn, as one official noted that "Putin only speaks the language of power.
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And all because he asks to exempt a well-defined person, among the thousands involved
Further talks scheduled for next Monday before expiration of measurements at midnight Tuesday
The official spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Maria Zacharova, promised Moscow's firm response to any attempt by the European Union to increase sanctions pressure. Any attempt to expand anti-Russian restrictions on the European Union's side will not be left unheeded by Moscow, said Zaharov, reported on the Ministry's website. The diplomat stressed the unstintingness of the Russian position. "Any further action by the Euro…
Russia, as a response to the 21st package of anti-Russian sanctions, has significantly expanded the list of representatives of Euro-institutions, EU member countries to whom entry into the Russian Federation is prohibited, reported in the Smolen Square. "In the context of the reaction to unlawful EU decisions, the Russian side has significantly expanded the list of representatives of Euro-institutions, EU member countries and a number of Europea…
The EU continues to pursue the illegal policy of unilateral restrictive measures against Russia. In response, the list of representatives of Euro-institutions, EU member countries and a number of countries that support Brussels ' s anti-Russian policy has been significantly expanded.
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