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When Sanctions Become Bargaining Chips. The Delisting of Usmanov and Fridman from the EU Sanctions List

What can two delistings tell us about the way EU sanctions against Russia work?

In her latest Faculty Research article, Francesca Finelli, Assistant Professor of Law at Luxembourg School of Business, looks at the recent removal of businessmen Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from the EU sanctions list and the broader questions it raises around national interests, EU governance and the future of the sanctions framework.

When Sanctions Become Bargaining Chips takes a closer look at what happened — and why it matters beyond these two individual cases.

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