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Pjotr Sauer

SHOCKING: Two russian oligarchs win court ruling over eu sanctions | Mind Blowing Facts

Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven
Mikhail Fridman (l) and Petr Aven in 2017. Fridman said he was ‘satisfied’ with Wednesday’s ruling. Photograph: Reuters/Alamy

Two Russian oligarchs have won a surprise victory against EU sanctions over Moscow’s war against Ukraine but remain under punitive measures for the time being.

The European court of justice ruled that the European Council had not presented enough evidence to establish that Petr Aven and Mikhail Fridman were involved in efforts that “undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine”.

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