UK and EU impose sweeping sanctions on Russia after Trump-Putin call

The United Kingdom, alongside the European Union, took direct measures against Russia on Tuesday with radical sanctions after President Donald Trump’s conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to advance ceasefire negotiations.

Western leaders have warned that Putin only bought time by claiming to be open to negotiations, but actually realizing not to stop her invasion of Ukraine, but strikes targeted on civilians.

The United Kingdom has unveiled 100 new sanctions targeting “the Russian, energetic, financial military sectors and those who are carrying out Putin’s information war against Ukraine”.

Western leaders have warned that Putin only bought time by claiming to be open to negotiations, but actually realizing not to stop her invasion of Ukraine, but strikes targeted on civilians. (Aris Messinis / AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)

Trump says Russia, Ukraine, to start ceasefire negotiations after Putin’s call

“The inhabitants of Ukraine and around the world have paid the price of Putin’s assault and now he has to pay the price to avoid peace,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.

Sanctions, which are also increasingly targeting Russia “Shadow fleet” This illegally transport of Russian oil and “catalysts of the fleet”, came just before a similar announcement of the EU.

The EU chief diplomat Kaja Kallas announced that the block had approved his 17th package of sanctions against Russia and targeted nearly 200 “Fleet Shadow” ships.

“More sanctions against Russia are in preparation,” she said in an article on X. “The more Russia’s wage war, the more difficult our response is.”

Ukrainian president Volodymyr ZelenskyyWho called the nations to strike stronger from Russia with sanctions on Tuesday after Trump-Putin’s call, accused the chief of the Kremlin of “trying to buy time in order to continue his war and his occupation”.

The sanctions, which are also increasingly targeting the “shadow fleet” of Russia, which illegally carries Russian oil and the “facilitators of the fleet”, came just before a similar announcement of the EU. (Dimas Ardian / Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)

Trump’s difficult policies push the United Kingdom, the EU to considerably extend trade and defense

Before the call, the leaders of United Kingdom, France, Germany And Italy said Putin had to accept the “unconditional ceasefire” proposed by the United States and already accepted by Ukraine-an agreement that Trump was supposed to push Putin, but which was not mentioned by any of the world leader after their two-hour conversation.

Secretary of state Marco Rubio Was pressed Tuesday by members of the Senate Committee for Foreign Relations on the question of whether the President will support a proposal for sanctions led by Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-Sc., And Richard Blumenthal D-Conn., And supported by 50 others in the upper room. A Bipartite company package was also introduced into the house.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who called on the nations to strike harder from Russia with sanctions on Tuesday after Trump-Putin’s call, accused the chief of the Kremlin of “trying to buy time in order to continue his war and his profession”. (Kuglersteffen / Bundesregierung via Getty Images / Getty Images)

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“If, in fact, [it] It is clear that the Russians are not interested in the peace agreement, and they just want to continue to fight a war – it could very well happen to this point, “said Rubio Trump’s previous sanction threats who have not yet materialized. “He believes that at the moment, if you are starting to threaten sanctions, the Russians will stop talking. And there is value in us to be able to speak to them and drive them to arrive at the table.”

Trump, who followed the call said that he believed that Putin wanted a cease-fire, has not yet given a period of time to wait to see if Russia is seriously committed to Ukraine in peace negotiations.