Michael Friedman

business

Mikhail Fridman is a Russian billionaire and one of the co-founders of Alfa Group. In September 2024, the European Union removed him from its sanctions list, following a decision by EU ambassadors, with Switzerland subsequently following suit. Despite the EU's removal of sanctions, Lithuania continues to restrict his entry and has frozen his assets under its national sanctions regime.

Events

• Switzerland lifted sanctions on Usmanov and Friedman and imposed…
• From the sanctions list of the EU excluded Usmanov
• The business assets of businessman Mikhail Prokhorov decreased by…
• Lithuania froze the assets of Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman…
• Lithuania bans Usmanov and Fridman from entry for 5 years
• Russian billionaires are studying the experience of Usmanov and…
• EU lifts sanctions on Usmanov and Fridman
• Ukraine Pushes EU to Sanction Lisin and Potanin
• EU lifts sanctions on Usmanov, Fridman
• Lifting sanctions on Friedman and Usmanov will change nothing

Recent coverage

• Switzerland follows EU in lifting sanctions on billionaires Friedman and Usmanov — The Moscow Times
• Switzerland excludes Friedman and Usmanov from sanctions list — DW Главное
• Switzerland lifted sanctions on Usmanov and Friedman and imposed restrictions on 254 individuals and companies — SOTAvision
• Switzerland excludes Russian businessmen Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from sanctions list following EU... — Радио Свобода
• EU lifted sanctions on Usmanov and Friedman, and removed former rector of 'Crimean Federal University'... — ASTRA
• Switzerland follows EU in lifting sanctions on Usmanov and Friedman — ЭХО / Новости
• EU excluded businessmen Alisger Usmanov and Mikhail Friedman from sanctions list, says EU journal. In addition, — Varlamov News
• Switzerland excludes Usmanov and Friedman from sanctions lists — Вести
• Switzerland follows EU by excluding Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from its sanction lists — Дождь
• From sanctions list of EU excluded Usmanov, Friedman and former rector of Crimean Federal University This follows... — Дождь (Telegram)
• Sanctions against Russian entrepreneurs Alisger Usmanov and Mikhail Friedman lifted amid pressure from France... — ТАСС (Telegram)
• Wealth of Russia's richest since early 2026 dropped by $24.56 billion, according to Bloomberg agency published... — ТАСС (Telegram)
• Lithuania froze assets of Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman after lifting European sanctions against them — ЭХО / Новости
• Milov and Yashin appeared in the French parliament, calling the lifting of sanctions on Usmanov a mistake — BBC News Русская служба
• Bloomberg: Friedman may not get access to assets after EU sanctions lifted — Ведомости
• Lifting EU sanctions will not greatly help Friedman and Usmanov in returning their assets to the West — The Moscow Times
• Whom did Abramovich, Friedman and other oligarchs from the 1990s corrupt — Агентство. Новости
• Neither yacht nor cleaner — Новая газета Европа
• Platform of Russian Democratic Forces at the OSCE stated disagreement with the Council of the EU's decision to lift sanctions from Usmanov and F... — ЭХО / Новости
• Lithuania bans Russian billionaires Usmanov and Friedman from entry for 5 years after EU sanctions lifted — The Insider