EU to lift sanctions on Russia-linked Usmanov and Fridman, diplomats say

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BRUSSELS: European Union envoys agreed on Monday to lift sanctions imposed over Russia’s war in Ukraine on businessmen Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman as long as no EU government objected to the move within the next few hours, diplomats said. The agreement by ambassadors from the EU’s 27 countries came as part of a package deal to renew sanctions on thousands ‌of other Russian individuals ‌and entities for three years — ‌much longer than usual rollover periods of six or 12 months — the diplo