Azerbaijan pardons French businessman jailed on espionage charges
Azerbaijan has pardoned a French businessman who had been imprisoned since 2023 on espionage charges.
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EU removes Usmanov and Fridman from Russia sanctions list
Russian-Uzbek oligarch Alisher Usmanov has been removed from the EU's sanctions list against Russia. Notorious oligarch Mikhail Fridman has also been removed in a compromise solution.
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EU sanctions face standoff over Usmanov, Russian visas
France and Slovakia want to lift EU sanctions against Russian-Uzbek oligarch Alisher Usmanov. If so, stricter visa rules for Russian tourists are the counter-demand.
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EU delays renewal of Russian sanctions over dispute over Alisher Usmanov
EU sanctions targeting nearly 3,000 Russians and Russian entities expire on Wednesday. But the bloc has pushed the deadline back by a week to discuss removing a name from the list.
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EU sanctions extended - also against notorious oligarch
The EU's personal sanctions against Russia will continue for at least another half-year, despite threats from Hungary to let them expire. Four people are removed from the list – but not the notorious oligarch Mikhail Fridman.
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Blacklisted Oligarch - Hungary's Demands to the EU
Remove the Russian oligarch Michail Fridman from the sanctions list. Otherwise, all EU sanctions against individuals due to the war in Ukraine will expire as early as this weekend.
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The Swede loses presidential battle against oligarch
Swedish Otto Drakenberg loses the battle for the chairmanship of the International Fencing Federation (FIE). The Uzbek-Russian billionaire Alisjer Usmanov won the election as expected on home turf. I am incredibly disappointed for the future of fencing, says Drakenberg.
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Drakenberg's tough match - challenging the oligarch
Otto Drakenberg steps onto the track. The opponent is not just anyone – the Uzbek billionaire Alisjer Usmanov. One of them will be elected as the next president of the International Fencing Federation.
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