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Monday, February 28, 2022
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Monday, February 28, 2022
US expels diplomats; EU sanctions Jewish oligarch who decried ‘bloodshed,’ 25 others
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleRussia says 12 members of its UN mission have been expelled from the US.
Separately, the EU has added 26 names to its list of sanctions, including Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov and a number of Russian oligarchs.
Among those being sanctioned is Mikhail Fridman, a Jewish Ukraine-born Russian billionaire who spoke out recently and called for an end to “bloodshed.”
Fridman is a co-founder of the Genesis Prize and the Russian Jewish Congress.
His partner, Pyotr Aven, recently met with Putin, along with other Russian businessmen.
In a statement, Russia’s Foreign Ministry promises a “tough response” to the sanctions.
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