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[RSS] Could the EU backtrack on personal sanctions against some Russians?

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The European Union is in talks about removing sanctions on some 40 Russians. The individuals were sanctioned on the basis of their alleged involvement in Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, but according to sources cited Bloomberg, the European Council’s legal service has said that some of the penalties were imposed on weak grounds.

Apart from the well-known oligarchs who are closely tied to President Vladimir Putin, several top executives associated with Russia’s so-called “new economy” are among ...

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