BREAKING UE prelungește sancțiunile împotriva Rusiei, dar îi elimină de pe listă pe oligarhii Alisher Usmanov și Mihail Fridman

The EU has extended sanctions against nearly 3,000 Russian entities for three years but removed two billionaires from the list at the request of France and Luxembourg. This decision surprised many EU members, as the sanctions were previously renewed every six months. The agreement to remove Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman was reached despite opposition from some countries like Latvia. The extension of sanctions requires unanimous approval from all member states.