EU renews Russia sanctions but removes Usmanov at France's request
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What happened
France succeeded in its push to remove Alisher Usmanov from the EU sanctions list as part of a prisoner release with Azerbaijan. A second high-profile businessman, Mikhail Fridman, was also removed. #EuropeNews
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