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- The EU weighs unfreezing €2 billion in Strabag shares tied to Oleg Deripaska to compensate Raiffeisen Bank for a Russian court-ordered penalty.
- The proposal prompts EU diplomats to debate sanctions-policy implications and potential precedents.
- Austria pushes unfreezing to support its bank; others fear legitimizing Russian rulings.
- Discussions continue with no consensus, underscoring EU tensions between sanctions aims and member-state interests.
