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In Ukraine, the decision of the EU not to extend sanctions against Alișer Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman is considered very odd. In particular, Kyiv does not see any change in circumstances that could justify this.
What is known about the EU sanctions suspension against Usmanov and Fridman
Thus, Russia continues its war against Ukraine, and the ties of these individuals with the Kremlin, which were among the grounds for the sanctions, have not disappeared, as stated by Voldyslav Vlasyuk, the presidential envoy for sanctions policy.
He emphasized that this looks especially strange against the backdrop of intensified sanctions pressure from the United States and the adoption of the "hellish sanctions".
Voldyslav Vlasyuk
Presidential envoy for sanctions policy
Russia is trying to split the unity of the EU, and it is important not to let this crack widen and turn into a weakening of the common sanctions policy. The removal of restrictions against individual Russian businessmen should not become a new practice.
Ukraine plans to propose new sanctions decisions, in particular against Russian oligarchs connected with the Russian defense industry, who are still not subject to sanctions.
Now it is important to focus on increasing pressure on Russia. At the same time, we appreciate the EU's decision to extend sanctions again for 36 months against individuals and organizations responsible for undermining Ukraine's territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence,
— noted Vlasyuk.
As a reminder, the EU did not extend sanctions against Usmanov and Fridman. In particular, Latvia blocked this decision until the end, but was forced to withdraw its veto.
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Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs Andriy Sybiha criticized the decision to exclude the two individuals from the sanctions list. He called it "shameful and unjustified."
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