Foreign Affairs
Ukraine Angry at EU Member States Seeking to Remove Sanctions on Russian Billionaires
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha declared it unacceptable for EU member states to remove Russian-Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov and Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman from the EU sanctions list, stating they are part of the aggressive regime waging war against Ukraine. France and Slovakia had pushed for their removal due to diplomatic concerns, but Ukraine insists keeping them sanctioned sends the correct signal to Moscow. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump reportedly asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to halt attacks on Russian refineries, citing concerns over diesel prices that could impact his party's electoral prospects. In other developments, Russia launched a large-scale attack on the Zaporizhzhia region, damaging civilian infrastructure, while Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov claimed 99.85% of votes in his re-election. Additionally, Putin placed several Western companies under temporary administration, raising fears similar to previous seizures of firms like Danone.
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