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Re: Russia SANCTIONS: West Steps up Sanctions on Russia as Zelenskiy Recalls Year of
Ukraine War: West Steps up Sanctions on Russia and Zelenskiy Recalls Year of Pain
Further sanctions against Russia as Ukraine receives first Western-made tanks from Poland
BBC 26 FEB 2023
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EU fails to agree new round of Russian sanctions
European Union countries were unable for a third day running on Friday to agree on new sanctions against Russia for invading Ukraine a year ago, with Poland rejecting Italy’s demand for laxer new curbs on rubber imports, diplomats said.
Poland said the proposed restrictions on EU imports of Russia rubber included such a big quota of imports exempted and such long transition periods that they would have no effect in practice.
Other EU countries were baffled that Warsaw - a leading Russia hawk in the bloc - was risking having no new sanctions announced on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s attack against Ukraine over just one element of a broader package.
“This is very bad optics. What was supposed to be key here is a message of solidarity with Ukraine on this special day,” said one diplomat involved in the confidential negotiations between the 27 EU countries in the bloc’s hub Brussels. – Reuters
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