US EditionEU Members Playing The Waiting Game On New Russia Sanctions
- The European Union is preparing its 18th sanctions package against Russia, expected around mid-June 2025, amid ongoing tensions from the invasion of Ukraine.
- The delay stems from EU members awaiting results from peace talks and requiring U.S. Cooperation, especially for lowering the G7 oil price cap to $45.
- The new sanctions plan includes expanding blacklists of over 300 oil-export vessels, targeting the Russian shadow fleet, imposing pipeline restrictions, and cutting Russian banks from SWIFT.
- EU officials report more than 2,400 individuals and entities have been sanctioned so far, with expectations of additional visa bans, asset freezes, and trade export restrictions on industrial components.
- The EU aims to coordinate sanctions with the U.S. To maximize impact, reflecting reduced reliance on Russian energy while continuing pressure to support Ukraine’s defense and peace efforts.
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G7 Oil Price Cap at the Heart of New Sanction Debate
When the European Commission started briefing EU states last month on the next sanctions package expected to be imposed on Russia, the 27 member nations expected concrete written proposals to follow. They're still waiting. Normally these sorts of documents -- in this case the potential 18th round of restrictive measures since the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine was launched more three years ago -- are provided only a few days after the …
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EU Members Playing The Waiting Game On New Russia Sanctions
When the European Commission started briefing EU states last month on the next sanctions package expected to be imposed on Russia, the 27 member nations expected concrete written proposals to follow. They're still waiting.
Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain countries concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s destabilising activities
Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/966 of 20 May 2025 amending Decision (CFSP) 2024/2643 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s destabilising activities. Source link
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