EU to Impose 'Toughest' Sanctions on Russia in Coordination with US Senators, French Foreign Minister Says
EUROPEAN UNION AND UNITED STATES, JUL 7 – The European Union and United States plan coordinated sanctions to cut Russia's oil revenues and impose tariffs on countries trading with Russia without supporting Ukraine, the EU has adopted 17 packages so far.
- On July 7, 2025, the European Union announced plans to implement its most severe sanctions yet on Russia since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
- This decision follows 17 prior EU sanctions packages and responds to a fivefold increase in Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities.
- French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said the sanctions will target Russia's energy sector, oil export revenues, and financial entities aiding sanction evasion.
- U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham said President Trump encouraged him to advance a bipartisan bill imposing 500% tariffs on countries buying Russian resources.
- These coordinated sanctions aim to drain resources sustaining Putin's war, signaling reinforced Western resolve to increase economic and diplomatic pressure on Russia.
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Al Bawaba - French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on Monday that the European Union is preparing to impose a new package of sanctions on Russia, the most severe in three years...
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According to the head of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noel Barraud, the new European sanctions against the Russian Federation had been prepared on the basis of Paris ' proposals, which should deprive the Russian Federation of the means to wage war.


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