Kallas Announced the "Largest" Package of Anti-Russian Sanctions Since 2022
EU foreign ministers are set to blacklist about 1,600 more people and entities as the bloc responds to Russia's war in Ukraine.
- Donald Trump said Russia agreed to release diesel as he eased war sanctions to help lower energy costs before the midterm elections.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized the move, while the European Union pledged to increase pressure on Moscow.
- EU foreign ministers planned to add about 1,600 individuals and entities to the bloc’s sanctions blacklist over the war in Ukraine.
- EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said easing sanctions would give Moscow more revenue for the war and opposed reducing pressure on Russia.
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The lifting of sanctions on Russian gas oil will contribute to financing Russia's war against Ukraine, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas said on Saturday.
The head of European diplomacy, Kai Callas, strongly opposed Putin's and Trump's fuel deal, and Callas fears that even a temporary suspension of trade restrictions will allow Moscow to obtain additional funds for the continuation of hostilities in Ukraine.
The EU does not plan to ease the pressure on Russia and is preparing for a massive expansion of sanctions; Kai Callas stated that the suspension of restrictions on Russian diesel increases Moscow's war income.
'Suspending sanctions on Russian diesel provides Moscow with more revenues to wage war,' Kallas says
On Saturday, the EU Foreign Policy Officer Kaya Kalas warned against the suspension of sanctions against Russian diesel, confirming that he was giving Moscow additional revenue to finance its war in Ukraine.
Europe will not ease pressure on Russia despite an agreement between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin to supply Russian diesel to the US and global markets, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaia Kallas said. She said more than 80 Ukrainian civilians had been killed in Russian strikes in two days. She said Moscow had also stepped up its hybrid attacks on Europe, including against EU and NAT…
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