Archive · 28 Jan 2026
Usmanov Wins Lawsuit Against German Newspaper
A very rich man named Alisher Usmanov won a court case against a German newspaper.
The newspaper had written things about him that he didn't like, and the court said the newspaper couldn't say those things anymore.
Usmanov is under sanctions from the EU and the U.S. because of his connections to Russia.
He has been fighting these sanctions in court.
The court's decision might help him in his fight to get the sanctions removed.
Recently, Germany also agreed to close an investigation into him if he paid some money.
Alisher Usmanov, a Russian-Uzbek billionaire, won a lawsuit against the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ).
A Hamburg court prohibited FAZ from disseminating several statements from an April 2023 article titled 'On the Kremlin’s instructions'.
Usmanov is subject to EU and U.S. sanctions and a travel ban imposed after the start of the war in Ukraine.
Usmanov's lawyer argued that the court decision shows the EU sanctions' reasoning is based on defamatory and groundless allegations.
Germany agreed to close an investigation into alleged foreign trade law violations against Usmanov if he paid 10 million euros.
- Who
- Alisher Usmanov, a Russian-Uzbek billionaire
- What
- Usmanov won a lawsuit against the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ)
- When
- The court ruling was dated January 23, and the article was published in April 2023
- Where
- The lawsuit was filed in Hamburg, Germany
- Why
- Usmanov contested allegations in the article that were used as grounds for sanctions against him
- Net Worth
- $18.8 billion
- Sanctions
- EU and U.S. sanctions and travel ban
- Court Ruling Date
- January 23
- Newspaper
- Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ)
- Article Title
- On the Kremlin’s instructions
- Article Date
- April 2023
- Settlement Amount
- 10 million euros ($11.98 million)