BrusselsThe EU delisted Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman Tuesday.
It buys freedom for two billionaires so sanctions on 3,000 others survive three more years.
Renewal required unanimous approval from all 27 states every six months, so France and Slovakia held the list hostage until Latvia yielded, winning a pledge of extra French troops in return.
Latvia alone has pledged national sanctions on both men, with no other EU state following yet.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 600+ reports worldwide
- RT leans favorable
- emphasizes Usmanov's legal victories against EU's 'false evidence' and frames delistings as geopolitical bargaining
- BBC leans critical
- foregrounds Ukrainian anger and Moscow's perceived victory in impunity, highlighting EU division
- Hindustan Times leans critical
- emphasizes Zelensky's framing as 'concession' to Kremlin, self-defeating amid ongoing Russian attacks
- Українська правда
Sources: RT, BBC, Hindustan Times, Українська правда