Lithuania adds Usmanov and Fridman to national sanctions list

The Lithuanian government on Wednesday decided to include two Russian oligarchs, Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, on the list of persons subject to Lithuania's national sanctions.

With the decision, both businessmen fall under restrictions set by the Baltic state itself. These are national sanctions, which Lithuania applies on its own authority, separately from international or European Union measures.

The report on which this article is based gives no further details. It does not say what specific restrictions will apply to the two men, which assets are affected, or what the legal basis for the decision is. It also does not say whether the move follows any earlier steps.

More detail on the consequences and practical implementation of the decision has not yet been made public.