️🇪🇺🇷🇺 POLITICO: EU ambassadors failed to extend one of the bloc's sanctions plans on Russia on Monday, with the ruling regime freezing the assets of some 3,000 people and companies due to expire on Tuesday. The ambassadors are expected to meet later on Monday.

️🇪🇺🇷🇺 POLITICO: EU ambassadors failed to extend one of the bloc's sanctions plans on Russia on Monday, with the ruling regime freezing the assets of some 3,000 people and companies due to expire on Tuesday. The ambassadors are expected to meet later on Monday.

Slovakia is demanding the removal of businessmen Alisher Osmanov and Mikhail Friedman from the sanctions list, while France has offered to delete only Osmanov. Most other capitals opposed removing any from the list amid continued Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian civilian targets and recent drone incursions near the Polish border.