European leaders are ready to wait for Vladimir Zelensky and Vladimir Putin in Turkey before calling for the United States to new sanctions against Moscow.
Bloomberg writes that the United States want to resolve negotiations between the Russian Federation and Ukraine before increasing pressure. The Donald Trump administration has previously prepared options for increasing economic pressure on Russia. Trump said that “the United States and their partners will impose additional sanctions” if the truce did not observe.
The Kremlin has not yet announced whether Putin was present at the meeting.
In addition, if Putin refuses to meet with Zelensky or Russia does not agree with the cessation of fire on Thursday, European leaders urge Trump to observe his threat to impose sanctions on Moscow.
Despite the fact that we are working on the 17th package of sanctions, work on even more rigid measures about Russia has already begun to force Putin for peace, ”said France, Jean-Noel Barro, quoted by Reuters.
We are preparing additional sanctions that will be devoted to energy and financial sectors. This weekend, we asked the European commission to prepare new, more serious sanctions to force Putin to move to the logic of peace, ”the minister said.
Barro noted that the leaders of “decisive coalitions” emphasize that any negotiations between Ukraine and the Russian Federation should precede a 30-day ceasefire.
He associated the introduction of new sanctions with Putin’s possible refusal of silence.
According to him, European sanctions are coordinated with a bill that is currently being prepared by American senators. The document provides for obligations of 500% for importing Russian oil in third countries.
On May 12, French President Emmanuel Macron gave time to Russian dictator Putin “By evening” to agree with a 30-day truce. If Moscow does not agree, Paris threatens to increase sanctions.
Today I will talk with Zelensky and my European colleagues. Frame Dana. Everything is clear. Now we all have to be careful. Or Russia is serious and wants peace. Or is it not serious, and we must strengthen the sanctions, ”said Macron.
Previously, Trump violated the plans of European sanctions from calls for direct negotiations of Ukraine and the Russian Federation, writes the guardian.
It is noted that British Prime Minister Kir Starkmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, Chancellor of the German Chancellor Friedrich Merets and Prime Minister Donald Tuska came to Kyiv on May 10 to press Trump.
They wanted to convince the President of the United States: Putin had time, and the United States has no political choice, with the exception of strict economic sanctions against Russia.
Additional US sanctions against Russia will not only have economic influence, but also politically proved that Trump considers Putin an obstacle to the settlement of war in Ukraine.
Source: Racurs
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