US EditionEU Joins US in Heaping More Sanctions on Russia to Push Putin Into Ukraine Peace Talks
Sanctions include bans on Russian liquefied natural gas imports from 2027 and restrictions on diplomats to pressure a ceasefire in Ukraine, targeting 45 entities enabling circumvention.
- On Thursday, the European Union and the United States imposed new sanctions aimed at forcing the Kremlin to accept an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent urged an immediate ceasefire.
- European officials say the package proceeded only after Fico lifted his veto, with von der Leyen advocating broad restrictions ahead of the Brussels summit.
- The package also includes wide financial measures targeting Russian banks and payment systems, 45 entities accused of enabling circumvention including 12 in China and Hong Kong, and blacklists 558 ships denied EU port access.
- Trade lawyers note remaining energy suppliers can invoke force majeure to exit contracts, while Russian diplomatic and consular missions must notify receiving state authorities at least 24 hours before travel.
- Allies were urged to join the measures as a united transatlantic signal, while cancelled meetings with President Vladimir Putin and a called-off Budapest summit underscored diplomatic fallout after ambassadors approved the 19th package since February 2022.
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A proposed summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin was postponed before the new sanctions were announced.
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DailyTruthReportEurope joins Trump in squeezing more sanctions on Russia as Ukraine war rages on
The European Union joined the US in heaping more economic sanctions on Russia Thursday -- adding to President Trump's latest punitive measures to choke off the revenue that's funding Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders welcomed Thursday in Brussels the decision of the United States, exasperated by Vladimir Putin's attitude, to take sanctions against Moscow.
The Russian government has stressed on Thursday that it “reserves the right to respond” to the new package of sanctions announced by the European Union (EU) against Moscow in connection with the invasion of Ukraine, unleashed in February 2022, although it has insisted that these measures “operate primarily against the EU”.“Russia reserves the right to respond to any hostile action by the EU in the manner we consider appropriate and beneficial, e…
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