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The EU sanctions against Russia expire tomorrow and were originally supposed to be extended by one year. Slovakia is blocking the extension as long as Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov is not removed from the sanctions list.
There is another dispute in the EU about sanctions against Russia. As a spokesman for the current Irish Council Presidency announced, the member states were unable to agree on a one-year extension of the measures against around 3,000 people, institutions and companies, which expire tomorrow. Only an extension of seven days until midnight on September 22nd could be agreed upon. Until then, further discussions on controversial issues should be held.
According to information from the dpa news agency, the reason for the dispute is in particular Slovakia's demand to lift the EU sanctions against the Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov. The country is threatening to block the extension of all punitive measures if Usmanov is not removed from the list. According to diplomats, Slovakia was recently supported by France.
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The EU will reach an agreement on the sanctions extension within seven days.
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