Russia's fertiliser and chemicals barons will partly get off the hook on EU sanctions after a last-minute deal in Brussels on Thursday (15 December).
Fertiliser magnates Andrey Melnichenko and his wife Aleksandra, fertiliser tycoons Andrey Guryev and Moshe Kantor, chemicals mogul Dmitry Mazepin, and farming billionaire Vadim Moshkovich are all under existing EU asset-freezes and visa-bans for supporting Russia's war effort.
Kantor is also the former head of the European Jewish C...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.