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Azerbaijan pardons French businessman jailed on espionage charges

Azerbaijan pardons French businessman jailed on espionage charges

Wed 23 Sept 2026 17:54 CEST

Azerbaijan has pardoned a French businessman who had been imprisoned since 2023 on espionage charges.

EU removes Usmanov and Fridman from Russia sanctions list

EU removes Usmanov and Fridman from Russia sanctions list

Tue 22 Sept 2026 18:15 CEST

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

EU sanctions face standoff over Usmanov, Russian visas

EU sanctions face standoff over Usmanov, Russian visas

Mon 21 Sept 2026 11:49 CEST

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

EU delays renewal of Russian sanctions over dispute over Alisher Usmanov

EU delays renewal of Russian sanctions over dispute over Alisher Usmanov

Mon 14 Sept 2026 22:07 CEST

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

EU sanctions extended - also against notorious oligarch

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EU sanctions extended - also against notorious oligarch

Fri 14 Mar 2025 10:13 CET

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

Blacklisted Oligarch - Hungary's Demands to the EU

Blacklisted Oligarch - Hungary's Demands to the EU

Thu 13 Mar 2025 11:27 CET

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

The Swede loses presidential battle against oligarch

The Swede loses presidential battle against oligarch

Sat 30 Nov 2024 11:32 CET

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

Drakenberg's tough match - challenging the oligarch

Drakenberg's tough match - challenging the oligarch

Wed 30 Oct 2024 19:29 CET

Otto Drakenberg steps onto the track. The opponent is not just anyone – the Uzbek billionaire Alisjer Usmanov