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EU postponed discussion of the 19th package of sanctions against Russia to make changes after Donald Trump's demands

2025.09.16

US Minister Scott Bessent stated that the war in Ukraine will end in 60 or 90 days if Europe meets Washington's conditions

The EU postponed the discussion of a new package of sanctions against Russia, which was supposed to start this week, after Donald Trump demanded to stop purchasing Russian oil and impose tariffs up to 100% against China and India, reports Politico.

As reported by a Bloomberg source, the G7 countries are currently working on a new package of sanctions to align approaches and plan to complete its preparation in the next two weeks.

Meanwhile, in an interview with Reuters and Bloomberg, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that if Europe "contributes" to reducing Russia's oil revenue, the war in Ukraine could end in 2-3 months.

"I guarantee you that if Europe imposes significant secondary tariffs for buyers of Russian oil, the war will end in 60 or 90 days," said Bessent.

He emphasized that the Trump administration will not impose additional tariffs on Chinese goods to stop China's purchase of Russian oil unless European countries impose high tariffs (from 50 to 100%) on goods from China and India.

Bessent also stated that the US is ready to cooperate with European countries to consider tightening sanctions against Russian companies, including major oil companies like "Rosneft" and "Lukoil", as well as to prepare for more active use of Russian sovereign assets frozen after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. He said this could be achieved by initially seizing small parts of the frozen assets worth 300 billion dollars, or by placing them in a special legal entity that could serve as collateral for a loan to Ukraine.

 

 

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