EU, Britain go ahead with new Russia sanctions without waiting for Trump
Source: Reuters
EU, Britain go ahead with new Russia sanctions without waiting for Trump
Andrew Gray, Sam Tabahriti and Susan Heavey
Tue, May 20, 2025 at 6:29 AM EDT 4 min read
BRUSSELS/LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The EU and Britain announced new sanctions against Russia on Tuesday without waiting for Washington to join them, a day after President Donald Trump's phone call with Vladimir Putin brought about neither a ceasefire in Ukraine nor fresh U.S. sanctions.
London and Brussels said their new measures would zero in on Moscow's "shadow fleet" of oil tankers and financial firms that have helped it avoid the impact of other sanctions imposed over the war.
"Sanctions matter, and I am grateful to everyone who makes them more tangible for the perpetrators of the war," Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy wrote on Telegram.
He said it "would be good" if the United States added its help, adding: "It is important that America remain involved in the process of bringing peace closer."
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