French effort to lift EU sanctions on Alisher Usmanov stories

EU sanctions on Russia-linked individuals at risk as France and Slovakia push to delist oligarchs

All 3,000 EU sanctions against individuals helping Russia's war effort could expire by September 21 if no compromise is reached, as France seeks to lift sanctions on Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov under pressure from Azerbaijan. The dispute coincides with Russia opening new legal challenges over frozen assets and the U.S. expanding sanctions related to deported Ukrainian children.