Michail Fridman

Michail Fridman

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Michail Fridman is a prominent Russian billionaire businessman and investor, co-founder of Alfa Group, one of Russia's largest privately-owned investment groups. He has been involved in various sectors including telecommunications and retail, and has faced scrutiny and sanctions from Western governments due to his connections to the Kremlin.

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The EU lifted sanctions on Michail Fridman amid ongoing tensions with Russia.

Po Prancūzijos politinių žaidimų – griežtas analitiko įspėjimas: tokio silpnumo Rusija nepamirš
15min – major Lithuanian news website·LithuaniaLithuania· 2026-09-27
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Michail Fridman is one of the key figures in the Russian financial sector who is also welcomed back in Europe.

Sanktionen gegen Russland: Wer diese Oligarchen verschont, macht sich lächerlich - Meinung
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2026-09-23
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Michail Fridman is described as a driving force in Putin's inner circle and has faced sanctions.

Två oligarker splittrar EU:s enighet om ryska sanktioner
Dagens Nyheter·SwedenSweden· 2026-09-23
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Michail Fridman is another powerful Russian oligarch who was taken off the EU sanctions list.

Russland: „Eine sehr bedeutende Schwächung der EU-Sanktionen“ - Politik
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2026-09-23
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Michail Fridman is a Russian oligarch who was also taken off the EU sanctions list.

EU nimmt russische Oligarchen Usmanow und Fridman von Sanktionsliste
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2026-09-22
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Michail Fridman is also being removed from the sanctions list after filing a lawsuit against Luxembourg.

ein gefährliches Signal an Moskau
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2026-09-22
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Michail Fridman is a Russian billionaire seeking to be removed from the EU sanctions list.

Roth schließt Steuererhöhungen für Verteidigung nicht aus
Luxemburger Wort·LuxembourgLuxembourg· 2025-03-17
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Michail Fridman is involved in a lawsuit against Luxembourg for billions.

Michail Fridman, der Luxemburg auf Milliarden verklagt, bleibt auf der EU-Sanktionsliste
Luxemburger Wort·LuxembourgLuxembourg· 2025-03-14
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Russian billionaire Michail Fridman co-founded the largest private bank in Russia, Alfa-Bank.

Únia predĺžila sankcie proti Rusku, Slovensko aj Maďarsko blokáciu stiahli
SME – major Slovak daily, est. 1993·SlovakiaSlovakia· 2025-03-14
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Michail Fridman is noted as not being removed from the sanctions list despite Hungary's insistence.

Únia predĺžila sankcie proti Rusku, Slovensko aj Maďarsko blokáciu stiahli
SME – major Slovak daily, est. 1993·SlovakiaSlovakia· 2025-03-14
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