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EU capital has agreed to a new sanctions package on Russia as Brussels vows to increase pressure on Moscow and increase support for Kiev and to go with the U.S. president when U.S. President Donald Trump quickly ends the Ukrainian war Donald Trump widens the transatlantic divide.
New measures against Russian aluminum and oil exports are Brussels fears Trump could ease sanctions in Moscow, whether with President Vladimir Putin Part of the peace agreement with participation.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hints EU restrictions on the Russian economy, defense industry, defense industry, oligarchs and officials who helped maintain war, after Tuesday’s first day of peace talks between the U.S. and Russia in Saudi Arabia, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hints about EU restrictions on the Russian economy, defense industry, oligarchs and officials who helped maintain war Probably part of the negotiation.
“The European Union will have to be on the table at some point because they also have sanctions,” Rubio told reporters.
After Tuesday’s talks, the U.S. State Department largely echoed the content of Moscow in a statement, and the two countries will “lay the foundation for future cooperation in Ukraine.”
“People have a deep concern about our way [the EU] If the United States is disconnected from our sanctions, it may put economic pressure on Russia. Since 2022, most of the Western sanctions imposed on Russia have been coordinated by the G7 to ensure the greatest impact.
Senior EU diplomats say the recognition of the new sanctions plan is a matter of discussions between EU capitals over the past week following the group’s discussion on the principles of conflict, regardless of how Trump acts.
One said: “Although what other allies choose to do, we must continue to open the way in Ukraine.”
Rubio told European diplomats in recent days that he supported additional restrictions on Russia to maintain pressure on Moscow during negotiations, two officials briefed the dialogue.
But officials acknowledge that his views may be different from those of Trump.
Since Moscow launched a full-scale invasion in 2022, the group’s sanctions measure 16 sanctions against Russia have imposed a “phasing out” ban on imports of Russian aluminum products and further strengthened its crude oil sales measure.
The sanctions target 73 so-called shadow fleet tankers used by Moscow to violate Western restrictions, 13 Russian banks and dozens of individuals and companies deemed to help Russian war efforts export crude oil.
The agreement will be made by ambassadors of all 27 EU member states before the official adoption of the Foreign Minister next week.
“We have been supporting Ukraine, we have been sanctioning Russian aggressors because it is the right thing to do, preserve international rules and order, and defend the integrity of sovereignty and territoriality.”
