Novaya Gazeta Europe says a six-month rollover failed, Espreso says France and Slovakia blocked twelve months, and only Espreso says why Paris wants Usmanov off the list
The EU's list of about 3,000 Russian people and companies was extended by one week on 14 September. The way out now on the table would unfreeze Alisher Usmanov's assets and lift his entry ban while keeping his name on the list. Two reports describe it, both from the same Financial Times story and its unnamed diplomats.
What happened. Novaya Gazeta Europe and Espreso both say EU ambassadors agreed on 14 September to extend the list by only one week. Both say the deadlock is over Alisher Usmanov: France and Slovakia want him delisted.
The proposed deal. Both say Ireland, which holds the Council presidency, and the EU's diplomatic service proposed unfreezing Usmanov's assets and lifting his entry ban while keeping him on the list. Both credit this to the Financial Times, which cites diplomats it does not name.
Where the two accounts differ
| Novaya Gazeta Europe | Espreso | |
|---|---|---|
| Extension that failed | "на полгода", the usual term | "на 12 місяців" |
| Why France wants him off | not given | a proposed release of French citizens held in Azerbaijan |
| Germany and Italy | "готовы рассмотреть" France's proposal | "можуть погодитися" on the compromise |
| What comes next | not given | talks on 21 September; the extension runs out at midnight on 22 September |
Who objects. Both say other member states fear a precedent for oligarchs challenging sanctions in court. Only Espreso quotes one of the diplomats, still unnamed.
What is not settled. Whether the failed extension was for six months or twelve. Whether France's demand is tied to prisoners in Azerbaijan: only Espreso says so, and Paris is not quoted in either report. Slovakia's reason, which neither report gives. No official from any government is named in either report.
This story is about whether the EU renews its sanctions on Russian individuals and companies, and whether one businessman's case can hold that up.
How it got here. The EU began sanctioning people it held responsible for undermining Ukraine's territorial integrity in 2014, after Russia annexed Crimea and war broke out in eastern Ukraine. After Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, the list grew sharply. Usmanov, a Russian billionaire with metals and telecoms interests, was added that year, as was Roman Abramovich. The listings freeze assets and bar entry to the EU. They lapse unless renewed, and renewal needs all 27 member states to agree. Novaya Gazeta Europe says the list, now about 3,000 names, is usually renewed for six months.
The actors. France and Slovakia are asking for Usmanov to come off. Espreso links France's demand to French citizens held in Azerbaijan; neither report gives Slovakia's reason. Ireland holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU and chairs the ambassadors' talks. The European External Action Service is the EU's diplomatic service and drafts sanctions proposals. Other member states fear that softening one listing will help other oligarchs contesting sanctions in the EU courts. Usmanov is one of them. Abramovich lost his third court challenge this month.
What is at stake. If no one agrees, the listings lapse, and the whole list could fall along with Usmanov's name. If the compromise passes, one sanctioned man gets his money and his travel back while keeping the label. Critics quoted in both reports say that would weaken the regime and set a precedent.
Where it stands. Espreso reports that ambassadors failed again on 18 September, meet again on 21 September, and that the one-week extension runs out at midnight on 22 September.
What is being argued about
- Whether the blocked renewal was for six months or twelve
- A compromise that unfreezes Usmanov's assets but keeps him listed
- France's reason: prisoners in Azerbaijan, carried by one report only
- Fear of a precedent for oligarchs suing in EU courts
A one-week reprieve, as the reports tell itTimeline
- 2022— no time published EU Usmanov put under EU sanctionsBoth reports
- 2026-09-14— no time published EU ambassadors Extend the list by one week instead of the full term about 3,000 people and entitiesBoth reports
- 2026-09-18— no time published EU ambassadors Fail again to agree an extensionEspreso only
- 2026-09-1813:25 UTC Espreso publication time Espreso Reports a blocked 12-month renewal and France's Azerbaijan motive 12 months
- 2026-09-1813:27 UTC Novaya Gazeta Europe publication time Novaya Gazeta Europe Reports a failed six-month renewal, reason not given 6 months
- 2026-09-21— no time published EU ambassadors Next talks scheduledEspreso only
- 2026-09-22midnight Espreso EU The one-week extension expiresEspreso only
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Six months or twelve, and a reason given once
The two reports describe different durations for the extension that failed. Only one says why Paris wants Usmanov delisted. Both rest on one foreign newspaper and diplomats who are not named.
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France and Slovakia blocked a 12-month extension of the EU's Russia sanctions list.
Espreso TV says France and Slovakia blocked a 12-month extension. Novaya Gazeta Europe says the list is usually renewed for six months and that the six-month extension could not be agreed; both agree that ambassadors settled for one week on 14 September.
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Ireland's Council presidency and the EU's diplomatic service proposed unfreezing Alisher Usmanov's assets and lifting his entry ban while keeping him on the sanctions list.
Novaya Gazeta Europe and Espreso TV both carry it, but both cite the same Financial Times report, which rests on unnamed diplomats. That is one account.
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France wants Usmanov delisted as part of a deal to free French citizens held in Azerbaijani prisons.
Only Espreso TV carries this motive, in a report built on the Financial Times. Novaya Gazeta Europe reports France's demand but gives no reason for it.
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В Евросоюзе обсуждают вариант смягчения санкций против российского бизнесмена Алишера Усманова. Ирландия и Европейская служба внешних связей предложили разморозить его активы и отменить запрет на въезд в ЕС, но оставить его в санкционном списке. Об этом пишет Financial Times со ссылкой на двух дипломатов. Обсуждения в ЕС. Запрет на въезд и заморозка активов — это основные ограничения, которые ввели против Усманова. Как пишет FT, этот компромисс может позволить странам ЕС договориться о продлении всего российского санкционного списка. 14 сентября послы стран ЕС смогли договориться лишь о недель
Measure six months: Frames the standard rollover as six months. — “Обычно ограничения продлевают на полгода”
Anonymous sourcing: Everything rests on a foreign newspaper citing two unnamed diplomats. — “со ссылкой на двух дипломатов”
Figure differs: Says the list is normally renewed for six months — “Обычно ограничения продлевают на полгода”
Sourcing: Rests on two unnamed diplomats quoted by a third newspaper — “со ссылкой на двух дипломатов”
Verb chosen: Germany and Italy are 'ready to consider' France's request here. In the other report they 'may agree'. — “Германия, Италия и еще несколько государств впоследствии дали понять, что готовы рассмотреть предложение Франции”
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— The only report that gives France's reason, French citizens held in Azerbaijan. It is also the only one to give the next dates: talks on 21 September, expiry at midnight on 22 September.
Про це пише Financial Times із посиланням на дипломатичні джерела.Який компроміс пропонують ФранціїІрландське головування в Раді ЄС та Європейська служба зовнішніх справ (EEAS) запропонували кілька можливих варіантів, які могли б дозволити вийти з глухого кута навколо продовження санкцій проти Росії.Один із них передбачає збереження Усманова у санкційному переліку, але скасування частини обмежень, які діють щодо нього. Зокрема, йдеться про замороження активів та заборону на в'їзд до ЄС.За даними FT, Німеччина та Італія дали зрозуміти, що можуть погодитися на такий варіант. Водночас багато інши
Measure twelve months: Frames the blocked proposal as twelve months. — “продовження санкцій проти Росії на 12 місяців”
Motive given: Gives France's reason: a proposed release of French citizens held in Azerbaijan. — “Вимога Франції пов'язана із запропонованою угодою про звільнення кількох французьких громадян, які перебувають у в'язницях Азербайджану.”
Headline raises stakes: The headline says the whole sanctions regime is at risk. The body describes a one-week extension and talks continuing. — “Санкції проти РФ під загрозою через Усманова”
Figure differs: Says France and Slovakia blocked a twelve-month renewal — “Франція та Словаччина заблокували пропозицію про продовження санкцій проти Росії на 12 місяців.”
Motive given: The only report that gives France's reason: French citizens held in Azerbaijan — “Вимога Франції пов'язана із запропонованою угодою про звільнення кількох французьких громадян, які перебувають у в'язницях Азербайджану.”
Headline framing: The headline puts the whole sanctions regime at risk from one man — “Санкції проти РФ під загрозою через Усманова”
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Meduza
Centre
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Meduza
🇱🇻LV ·
digital · exile
What we have measured
Agenda given without a verdict the only report that lists what was discussed and stops there ×1Asserted versus attributed figure attributed to the leaders' own declaration ×1Attribution the release is sourced to the leaders' joint declaration ×1Attribution inside the sentence the whole account marked as one leader's telling ×1
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RIA Novosti
State / loyalist
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RIA Novosti
🇷🇺RU ·
state agency · state-controlled
What we have measured
Actor named no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures ×1Actor named the outage is reported with no actor named ×1Actor named 'the West' is named as acting, attributed to the foreign ministry spokeswoman ×1Actor named headline names Ukraine's armed forces as the attacker ×1
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The Moscow Times
Centre
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The Moscow Times
🇳🇱NL ·
newspaper · exile
What we have measured
Asserted vs attributed Repeats a two-sided deal on one side's word; the second party's silence is not mentioned. ×1Asserted vs attributed headline states the nuclear warning flat, with no source ×1Attributed justification Russia's justification is carried in quotation marks and attributed. No Ukrainian response is given. ×1Attribution Attributes the threat to Moscow and repeats the ministry's list of targets unchallenged. ×1
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Suspilne
Centre
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Suspilne
🇺🇦UA ·
public broadcaster · public-service
What we have measured
Actor label Names the attacker as 'the Russian army' and gives the date ×1Actor label The Russian side is called 'occupiers' in the headline. ×1Actor named The sentence is given by 'occupiers', so the actor is named and labelled. ×1Actor named hurt aged On the other side of the Dnipro, the Russian drone is named as the actor and the wounded man is given an age, not a name. The vote is called 'pseudo-elections' in the report's own voice. ×1
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Ukrainska Pravda
Centre
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Ukrainska Pravda
🇺🇦UA ·
digital · independent
What we have measured
Actor named shortages are described with no one named as causing them ×1Actor named The cancellation is pinned on a named Hungarian official's refusal. ×1Actor named The town is called 'occupied', but the lede does not name who occupies it or who blocks aid. ×1Actor named Names the EU and partners as the ones paying ×1
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Interfax
Centre
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Interfax
🇷🇺RU ·
digital ·
What we have measured
A checkable claim passed on unchecked relays the president's statistic about world cities in quotation marks with no check and no counter-voice ×1A denial carried as characterisation press reports are labelled planted, and the label is passed on in the report's own voice ×1Anonymous source The meetings are sourced to unnamed people familiar with the situation. ×1Anyone hurt named or counted injuries described in clinical detail; the man is never named ×1
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Ukrinform
State / loyalist
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Ukrinform
🇺🇦UA ·
digital · state-controlled
What we have measured
Actor named names the occupying force ×1Actor named Names the occupying force but not what residents are fleeing from ×1Actor named No actor is named. The drone is not attributed to anyone. ×1Actor named Names the attacker and what was damaged, and states the halt flat without naming a source. ×1
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Mediazona
Centre
estimate · not a score
Mediazona
🇷🇺RU ·
digital · independent
What we have measured
Actor named the Russian army is named as the actor, in active voice ×1A running total, and a collective actor 'two more' implies earlier removals, and the courts act as a plural with no case or plaintiff named ×1Harm counted The only report that counts people hurt, with a floor rather than a figure ×1Harm counted the only report that counts people hurt ×1
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Silence is recorded, not inferred — each of these was read when we built this story
and carried nothing on this event.
We could not read these
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TASS
State / loyalist
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TASS
🇷🇺RU ·
state agency · state-controlled
What we have measured
Accusation carried by a verb of fact 'Noted' presents a Russian diplomat's accusation of terror as an observation. Kyiv gives no response anywhere in the text. ×1Accusation carried unhedged a charge of terror against civilians is introduced with 'noted', which treats it as fact, and nobody answers it ×1Actor named Ukrainian forces are named as acting, in the report's own voice ×1Actor named Names 'the Western community' as the actor, in Putin's words ×1
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