The main European allies of Ukraine agreed to “increase the pressure” in Moscow by strengthening the sanctions, the German Government said on Monday, after the interview between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
According to the official Berlin report for an interview between the US President and the European leaders, “the participants announced that they were going to increase the pressure on the Russian part through the sanctions.”
New sanctions adopted last week
The 27 Member States of the European Union approved a 17 ° “Package” of sanctions against Russiawhich is directed to the new oil tankers of “ghosts” used to avoid existing sanctions, aimed at limiting Russian oil exports. The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has already mentioned an 18th package of sanctions in preparation, including in particular the sanctions to North Stream 1 and North Stream 2, Russian gas traffic to Europe. The European leader promised this Friday to increase pressure on Moscow until the Russian president is “ready for peace.”
Emmanuel Macron had shared on Tuesday “the will” of Europe to “take sanctions again in the next few days” against Russia, faced with his refusal to apply the high fire in Ukraine. French president clarified In TF1 That “discussions” were underway with “the US administration and the Senate” on this subject.
This Wednesday, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barot said that “Americans and Europeans must” prepare to fly devastating sanctions “to force Russia to stop their war in Ukraine.” It is a way of taking Russia by the throat “, Continue in BFMTV.
Source: BFM TV
