EU Lifts Sanctions on Two Russian Oligarchs, Angering Ukraine

The European Union has decided to remove two Russian billionaires from its sanctions list, a move Ukraine called unacceptable. France and Slovakia were reportedly behind the push to delist the oligarchs. The decision came after EU member states failed twice to agree on renewing the broader Russia sanctions. Latvia blocked a deal to renew the EU's Russia blacklist, but the EU ultimately extended the sanctions for three years. The EU also announced new sanctions following Russia's Duma election.