EU split over Austria’s bid to free Deripaska billions – EUobserver

George Mihalcea

Vienna is seeking a sanctions waiver to unfreeze Oleg Deripaska-linked shares to compensate Raiffeisen Bank for losses in Russia Austria’s bid to unfreeze €2 billion ($2.1 billion) in assets linked to sanctioned Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska has triggered a rift in the EU, according to a draft proposal seen by EUobserver. The plan has drawn fierce opposition from Baltic, Nordic, and some Central European states, including Poland and the Czech Republic, which warn that it would set a “

Tag-uri: Raiffeisen Bank Austria

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