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EU ambassadors failed to extend sanctions against Russia after Slovakia and France sought to delist oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, according to RFE/RL. The impasse threatens continuity of the EU's sanctions regime against Russian individuals tied to the war. The disagreement highlights growing divisions within the EU over sanctions policy, as some member states push to soften measures against wealthy Russians even as the bloc continues broader economic pressure campaigns against Moscow.