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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Ukraine Condemns EU Move To Lift Sanctions On Russian Oligarchs
Caption: Ukraine Condemns EU Move To Lift Sanctions On Russian Oligarchs. Ukraine has criticised an EU decision to remove sanctions on Russian-linked billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman. France pushed for Russian-Uzbek billionaire Usmanov to be removed from the sanctions list, citing "national security concerns”. Luxembourg sought the removal of Russian-Israeli businessman Fridman, who is suing the country over the release of frozen assets. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha called the decision "unacceptable" and urged individual EU countries to impose their own sanctions on both men. Latvia initially opposed the move but later abstained as part of a compromise that extended sanctions on around 2,600 other individuals and entities for three years. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov welcomed the prospect of the sanctions being lifted, while maintaining that EU restrictions against Russians were illegal. The EU sanctioned Usmanov and Fridman following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, citing their alleged connections to President Vladimir Putin. Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs also said France had agreed to discuss Latvia joining a French nuclear deterrence initiative and strengthening its military presence there. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Current Affairs & Politics,Ukraine,European Union,Alisher Usmanov,Mikhail Fridman,Andriy Sybiha,Dmitry Peskov,Vladimir Putin,Russia sanctions,Latvia,France
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