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EU closes in on three-year Russia sanctions rollover with two billionaires delisted

Ammar Anwer
 21.09.2026, 17:37
Billionaires Mikhail Fridman and Alisher Usmanov have been subject to EU restrictions since February 2022. (Wiki Commons/Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Billionaires Mikhail Fridman and Alisher Usmanov have been subject to EU restrictions since February 2022. (Wiki Commons/Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The 36-month extension is significantly longer than the EU’s usual sanctions rollovers of six or 12 months.