The EU doubts the continued US sanctions against Russia and the effectiveness of its own restrictions

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11:23; 20 February 2025 year
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The European Union fears that the United States will lift its sanctions against Russia and doubts whether their own restrictions will work in this case. This is reported by the Financial Times.

"European officials emphasize that the signals coming from the United States are inconsistent. So, according to the European diplomats, sources in Washington are aggressive towards sanctions against the Russian Federation, but the latest statements by the US administration on establishing relations with Russia contradict this.

The EU fears that their sanctions against Russia will stop working if the United States lifts its own.

Yesterday it was reported that the ambassadors of the EU countries https://business-magazine.online/fn_1621584.html"&We have approved the 16th package of anti-Russian sanctions, timed to coincide with the next anniversary of the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine. The new package of restrictions will have to be approved by the EU foreign ministers on February 24. The document will enter into force on the same day.

It follows from the statement of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a press conference following the Russian-American talks in Riyadh that the parties intend