Bloomberg reported that after the EU lifted sanctions on Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, other wealthy Russian businessmen began to study their experience of challenging the restrictions more closely. According to the agency’s survey, many do not expect sanctions to be lifted quickly, but at least two intend to use Fridman’s example in their own lawsuits.

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Latvia refused to support in the EU a compromise on extending personal sanctions imposed because of Russian aggression against Ukraine. The plan called for removing Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from the list in exchange for extending the entire regime by three years at once.

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Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that the US is working on a «major deal» to buy potash fertilizers from Belarus and that the price will be significantly lower than Canada’s. A few hours earlier, Alexander Lukashenko said that Belarus still would not be able to supply potash to Western markets because all volumes have already been contracted.

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Ambassadors of EU countries agreed to extend sanctions against about 3,000 people and organizations linked to Russian aggression against Ukraine for three years at once instead of the usual six months. Russian businessmen Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman are to be excluded from the sanctions list.

#AlisherUsmanov #VladimirPutin #WarinUkraine #EuropeanUnion #MikhailFridman #Russia #EUsanctions #Ukraine

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The European Union is preparing a new sanctions package that could include children’s camps in Russia, Crimea, and North Korea, as well as officials responsible for education in Ukrainian territories occupied by the Russian army. The restrictions are planned to be approved in October, and the draft lists 1,600 individuals and legal entities.

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