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Lithuania has frozen the financial assets of Alisher Usmanov

The Lithuanian government has decided to freeze the financial assets of Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov. The decision was approved at a cabinet meeting, TASS reports. The Lithuanian authorities had previously declared Usmanov an undesirable person in the country and banned him from entering until the end of 2027. Vilnius explained the national sanctions by threats to national security and public order. The government did not specify which exact assets of the businessman are subject to the freeze.

Lithuania freezes financial assets of Alisher Usmanov

The Government of Lithuania has decided to freeze the financial assets of Russian entrepreneur Alisher Usmanov. This decision was approved at a cabinet meeting, TASS reports.

Earlier, the Lithuanian authorities declared Usmanov an undesirable person in the country and banned him from entering until the end of 2027. Vilnius explained the imposition of national sanctions by threats to national security and public order.

The government did not specify which exact assets of the entrepreneur will be frozen.

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