Russian oligarchGovernment to explain Fridman sanctions removal to MPs

Joel Detaille
adapted for RTL Today
MPs on Monday will receive explanations from the government on how Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman was removed from the EU sanctions list.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (2nd R) shakes hands with Mikhail Friedman (L), chairman of the committee of directors of the TNK-BP oil company as British Petroleum (BP) Chief executive John Browne (R) looks at them during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, 22 April 2005.
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Mikhail Fridman, chairman of the committee of directors of the TNK-BP oil company during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, 22 April 2005.
© YURI KADOBNOV/AFP

Luxembourg's Chamber of Deputies foreign affairs committee is set to examine the Fridman case on Monday morning, following controversy surrounding the removal of Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman from the European Union's sanctions list.

MPs are expecting a detailed explanation from the government on how the decision was reached to delist Fridman, whose assets in Luxembourg were frozen after he was added to the sanctions list in 2022.

In response to the asset freeze, Fridman had demanded €16 billion in damages.

The government's involvement in advocating for the annulment of these sanctions has sparked criticism in recent weeks. Ministers are scheduled to clarify their position to parliamentarians during Monday's committee meeting.

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