US, EU No Longer Coordinating Enforcement of Russia Sanctions, Media Reports
- The German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported on May 27 that US-EU talks on enforcing Russia sanctions have broken down.
- The report referenced a confidential German Foreign Ministry memo that highlighted a breakdown in transatlantic collaboration and a decline in the progress of G7 initiatives.
- However, Ukrainian sanctions adviser Vladyslav Vlasiuk disputed this, saying coordination and information exchange persist within the broader coalition including the US and EU.
- EU sanctions chief David O'Sullivan said there is "no more outreach," while upcoming EU sanctions could impose 2.5 billion euros in new restrictions including lowering the Russian oil price cap.
- The reported breakdown creates uncertainty over the unity and future effectiveness of sanctions enforcement amid ongoing political challenges and Hungary's opposition.
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US, EU no longer coordinating enforcement of Russia sanctions, media reports
Editor's note: The article was updated with a response by Ukrainian sanctions official Vladyslav Vlasiuk.The U.S.-EU negotiations on coordinating the enforcement of sanctions against Russia have failed, making a future united strategy against Moscow uncertain, the newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) reported on May 27, citing an internal document from the German Foreign Ministry.EU sanctions chief David O'Sullivan noted that there is "no more out…
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