Broad European Alliance Against Putin / Russia Under Pressure

EU foreign ministers announced the approval of 1,600 new sanctions against Russia.

Ambassador Arjan: EU foreign ministers announced the approval of 1,600 new sanctions against Russia.

On Monday, Antonio Costa announced in a message on the X social network that the decision is the largest single expansion of the list of EU sanctions against Russia since the start of the Ukraine war. By repeating the hostile positions of Europe against Russia, he claimed that the Union will continue to increase pressure against Moscow so that Russia will come to the negotiating table and show its true commitment to ending the war.

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Costa also claimed that no one wants peace more than Ukraine, and that the European Union will remain united and steadfast in its support of Kyiv and efforts to end the war. The list of sanctions was previously approved by the ambassadors of EU member states on October 7th (October 15th) and includes individuals and companies active in the production of rockets, rocket engines, drones and other Russian military equipment. The names of 77 Russian politicians who participated in the parliamentary elections of Russian-controlled regions in Ukraine are also among the people subject to sanctions.

The approval of the new sanctions comes in the context of the recent agreement between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the liberalization of Russian diesel exports, which has made the disagreement between Washington and its European allies more obvious on how to deal with Moscow. On Friday, Trump announced an agreement with Putin to supply Russian diesel to world markets with the aim of curbing the increase in fuel prices. This decision was criticized by the authorities of Ukraine and a number of European countries who believe that reducing restrictions on Russian energy exports can increase Moscow's income.

Kaya Callas, the head of the EU's foreign policy, had earlier criticized this agreement and said that this bloc, unlike Washington, does not intend to reduce the pressure of sanctions against Russia.