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Ultimately, sanctions depend solely on Russia’s choice of aggression, and therefore, their lifting depends solely on Russia’s choice to comply with international law,
Unlike President Zelenskyy, [Russian President Vladimir] Putin has shown he’s not a serious player in these peace talks,
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in a statement ahead of the Thursday summit Russia shall have no right of say regarding the support we are providing and will provide Ukraine, nor shall they set the conditions,
French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly said while standing alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Wednesday night In a challenging international and geopolitical environment, we stress the importance of maintaining transatlantic and global solidarity with Ukraine,
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Costa wrote in a joint statement announcing the sanctions I will convey this message at today’s Leaders meeting,
The best way to support Ukraine is to stay consistent in our objective to reach a just and lasting peace. This means keeping up the pressure on Russia through sanctions."
Costa posted on X ahead of the Paris meeting Sanctions are crucial in limiting Russia’s ability to reconstitute and launch future aggression against its neighbors,
Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže told POLITICO The simple lifting of sanctions is not possible unless the situation is totally rectified, that means giving up [occupied] territories, stopping aggression and paying for damages,
Estonia’s Ambassador to France Lembit Uibo told POLITICO There is so much happening behind the scenes, the first point is to get clarity” on what Ukraine and the U.S. agreed, which is where Zelenskyy can help the EU out
We are talking about core, hard sanctions,
We see how the Russians have already started to manipulate,
Zelensky said in a Tuesday evening address It’s now a matter of technical negotiations,
Peskov told the press on Tuesday, ... according to the Moscow Times We’re thinking about all of [the proposed conditions] right now. There are about five or six conditions. We’re looking at all of them,
Trump told reporters at the White House on Tuesday There are absolutely clear statements published by the White House. Everyone can see what they say. And there is something that the Kremlin is lying about again: that allegedly the silence in the Black Sea depends on the issue of sanctions, and that allegedly the start date for the silence in the energy sector is March 18. Moscow always lies."
I think that Russia wants to see an end to [the war], but it could be they’re dragging their feet. I’ve done it over the years,
The end of the Russian unprovoked and unjustified aggression in Ukraine and unconditional withdrawal of all Russian military forces from the entire territory of Ukraine would be one of the main preconditions to amend or lift sanctions,