A drone attack occurred at Leipzig airport, coinciding with calls from Slovakia and France regarding the delisting of sanctioned individuals like Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman.

The entities involved

• Alisher Usmanov →

  Russian billionaire

  • Albania, Finland, Estonia, and Czech Republic signed a call regarding EU sanctions, while the EU has not extended sanctions against Alisher Usmanov.Fri 12:14
  • Zelenskyy sought assurance on sanctions from the UK government, noting that he and several others are targets of EU sanctions.Fri 10:53
• Mikhail Fridman →

  Russian–Israeli businessman, billionaire, and oligarch

  • The political push for the removal of sanctions on Alisher Usmanov is complicated by calls from France and Luxembourg regarding Mikhail Fridman's case and his lawsuit over frozen EU assets.Fri 16:21
  • Estonia announced it will impose national sanctions on Mikhail Fridman and Alisher Usmanov.Wed 15:09
• Leipzig →

  largest city in Saxony, Germany

  • Germany blames Moscow for a drone incident that occurred at the Leipzig/Halle airport, involving foreign policy chief Johann Wadephul.Sun 17:57
  • Geopolitical tensions rise as envoys hold talks in Kyiv, while NATO and Russia clash over territorial claims and drone incidents near Leipzig.Sun 11:55

Related events

• France is pushing for the delisting of Alisher Usmanov, while the political process in Brussels is complicated by the stances of member states like Hungary and the context of Azerbaijan.Sep 14
• EU sanctions target Mikhail Fridman, prompting Latvia to lodge an objection and Kaja Kallas to urge the bloc to maintain sanctions.Sep 22
• Slovakia joins the push to delist Alisher Usmanov, with EU talks taking place in Brussels regarding his alleged support for Russia's war in Ukraine.Sep 21
• The European Commission is imposing sanctions on Russian targets, monitoring the sanction status of Alisher Usmanov, and a citizen is involved in a potential exchange.Wed 14:21
• The EU bloc agreed to remove sanctions on Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, a deal brokered by Ireland.Tue 18:31