UK breaks from EU, keeps sanctions on oligarchs Usmanov and Fridman
PM Andy Burnham tells Zelensky London will not follow the EU's delisting of the two Russian businessmen, Bloomberg reports.
What to know
- The UK is diverging from the EU by keeping sanctions on Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman after the bloc voted to delist them.
- The EU's delisting reportedly stemmed from France backing an Azerbaijani demand to release two detained French nationals, a linkage that remains unexplained.
- Latvia opposed the delisting until the final vote, calling the situation "unprecedented," while the UK's PM Andy Burnham told Zelensky allies must keep sanctions pressure on Russia.
Andy Burnham UK Prime MinisterVolodymyr Zelensky President of UkraineAlisher Usmanov Sanctioned Russian oligarch
Mikhail Fridman Sanctioned Russian oligarchFrance EU member stateLatvia EU member state
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Zelenskyy confirms Burnham's assurance on sanctions
Zelenskyy said British Prime Minister Andy Burnham assured him that London will not lift sanctions against Usmanov and Fridman, publicly confirming the earlier Bloomberg report.
“British Prime Minister Andy Burnham assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that London will not lift sanctions against Russian businessmen Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman.”
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first by Interfax-Ukraine, 2h ago
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Ukrainian and pro-Ukraine social accounts amplify the UK stance
Bluesky accounts covering the war circulated the Bloomberg report, framing the UK's refusal to delist Usmanov and Fridman as a partial counterweight to the EU's decision.
“A small consolation: the UK will keep sanctions on Usmanov and Fridman despite the EU’s decision to remove them from its sanctions list.”
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Britain will not lift sanctions on Usmanov and Fridman, despite the EU's decision, media The Prime Minister of Great Britain, Andy Burnham, stated that London disagrees with the EU's decision and believes that sanctions against Russian businessmen should remain in place as a tool to pressure Moscow
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A small consolation: the UK will keep sanctions on Usmanov and Fridman despite the EU’s decision to remove them from its sanctions list. Burnham told Zelenskyy this during the UN General Assembly in New York.
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Burnham tells Zelensky UK will keep sanctions on the two oligarchs
Bloomberg reported, citing sources, that UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham privately told Zelensky at the UN General Assembly that Britain will not follow the EU in lifting sanctions on Usmanov and Fridman, and that allies must keep pressure on Russia through sanctions.
“UK opposes EU delisting of 2 Russian oligarchs, calls for continued sanctions, Bloomberg reports.”
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🇬🇧🇺🇦 UK will maintain sanctions against Usmanov and Fridman, Prime Minister Burnham told Zelensky during the UN General Assembly in New York, - Bloomberg.
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EU renews sanctions list but delists Usmanov and Fridman — The EU finalized a deal extending sanctions on roughly 3,000 individuals and entities, most Russian, after delays caused by Slovakia and France. France backed removing Usmanov and Fridman from the list after Azerbaijan reportedly made it a condition for releasing two detained French nationals; Latvia opposed the delisting "until the very end."