"Europe bent to blackmail" — Leonid Volkov on the lifting of EU…
"Europe bent to blackmail" — Leonid Volkov on the lifting of EU sanctions on Alisher Usmanov
Consensus
- Leonid Volkov criticized the EU's decision to lift sanctions on Alisher Usманов and Mikhail Fridman.
- Volkov described the decision as 'shameful,' 'bad,' and creating a 'terrible precedent.'
- Volkov stated that Mikhail Fridman did not take any public steps against the Putin regime to earn sanction removal.
- Volkov had previously signed a letter in 2022 requesting the removal of sanctions from Mikhail Fridman and other top managers of Alfa Group.
- Volkov called for clear and transparent mechanisms for sanctioned individuals to exit sanctions in exchange for actions weakening the Putin regime.
- Volkov claimed that the EU's decision was influenced by pressure, particularly involving French citizens detained in Azerbaijan.
- Volkov referred to Usmanov as one of the key figures in the Kremlin's system.
- Volkov stated he took a pause in his public political activities after the 2022 letter.
Points of divergence
- Volkov described the situation with Fridman as an 'error' and emphasized that Fridman went through a judicial process, unlike Usmanov, who 'broke through the French.' — tg_tvrain
- Volkov called the removal of sanctions from Usmanov a 'moral catastrophe' and accused him of 'taking hostages' to achieve sanction removal. — meduza
- Volkov stated that Fridman 'did nothing' to earn sanction removal, calling the decision 'stupid.' — tg_echoonline_news
- Julia Navalnaya supported Volkov's position, criticizing the EU for prioritizing wealth over political stance. — meduza
- Volkov claimed the 2022 letter was sent to Josep Borrell, not the European Commission. — tg_echoonline_news
- Volkov said the moment to pressure Putin through sanctions was lost because Europe delayed acting when oligarchs were trying to defect in 2022. — tg_tvrain
Coverage (3 sources)
- Europe bent to blackmail — Leonid Volkov on lifting sanctions from Alisher Usmanov — Дождь (Telegram)
- Leonid Volkov criticized lifting sanctions from Mikhail Friedman. Four years ago he himself proposed lifting sanctions from him — Meduza
- Leonid Volkov called the decision to lift sanctions on Usmanov and Friedman 'shameful, bad, creating a terrible precedent' — ЭХО / Новости
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