(In response to original headline questioning why the US was removing a single oligarch from sanctions.)
It isn't. The license applies to majority Usmanov-owned entities that aren't otherwise explicitly sanctioned; Usmanov himself is still sanctioned, as are other entities tied to him.
It’s still weird, though; I suspect to really understand it (absent a public explanation) would require going through a list of Usmanov-owned entities and the specific sanctions list to find which of the former aren't on the latter and thus are unblocked, and reasoning from there.
It isn't. The license applies to majority Usmanov-owned entities that aren't otherwise explicitly sanctioned; Usmanov himself is still sanctioned, as are other entities tied to him.
It’s still weird, though; I suspect to really understand it (absent a public explanation) would require going through a list of Usmanov-owned entities and the specific sanctions list to find which of the former aren't on the latter and thus are unblocked, and reasoning from there.