Europe lifts sanctions against two Russians
The European Union imposed sanctions on Russian billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman. EU countries attempted to reach agreement on whether to remove these sanctions, but failed to finalize a deal on Monday. Diplomats plan to resume talks on Tuesday to try again.

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