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Latvia did not support the decision to extend European Union personal sanctions against Russia for violating Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty due to the condition of some countries to remove two Russian oligarchs from the list — Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman. Prime Minister of Latvia Krisjanis Karins announced this on X in September 22.
"The situation is not simple. For the sanctions to be extended, the agreement of all 27 EU member states is required. If no agreement is reached by the end of the term, the sanctions may be jeopardized for the entire list, and not only for Usmanov and Fridman," Karins wrote.
In his view, extending the sanctions for 36 months would be the right step, but not at the cost of removing the Russian oligarchs from the list.
According to Reuters, EU ambassadors 22 in September will again attempt to reach an agreement on the sanctions. Restrictions against Usmanov and Fridman may be lifted, but sanctions against about 3 thousand other individuals and entities connected with Russia will continue for another three years.
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