Estonia announced it will impose national sanctions on Mikhail Fridman and Alisher Usmanov.

The entities involved

• Estonia →

  country in Northern Europe

  • Russia is conducting influence operations against Estonia using YouTube and sanctioned media outlets.Mon 16:00
  • Estonian Parliament approved major tax and budget laws while the government managed its fiscal strategy and budget.Mon 15:24
• 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
  • Zelenskyy sought assurance on sanctions from the UK government, noting that he and several others are targets of EU sanctions.Fri 10:53
• 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
  • 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

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• EU sanctions target Mikhail Fridman, prompting Latvia to lodge an objection and Kaja Kallas to urge the bloc to maintain sanctions.Sep 22
• The EU bloc agreed to remove sanctions on Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, a deal brokered by Ireland.Tue 18:31
• 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.Sep 11
• The Council of the European Union removed sanctions on Mikhail Fridman, while Bulgaria recorded the sharpest EU fuel price increase, amid a push led by France to remove oligarchs.Wed 08:20
• Estonia and the Netherlands are strengthening cooperation for EU accession and regional security while the EU seeks to apply sanctions against Russia.Sep 9