The administration of US President Donald Trump will need Europe's consent to impose sanctions against Russia in order to oust Volodymyr Putin. But Brussels has no intention of easing sanctions.
This is reported by RBC-Ukraine via Euractiv.
Apparently, in response to the fire in the Black Sea caused by the Trump administration, Russia and Ukraine negotiated a truce. However, Moscow stated that its fate lies with the lowly advanced minds, including those who have imposed sanctions.
Although the Trump administration may want to impose sanctions against Russia in order to consolidate the favor, its implementation will lie in the praise of the EU. It’s hard to believe that it’s going to be quick.
“The introduction of unprovoked and unjustified Russian aggression in Ukraine and the unguarded withdrawal of all Russian military forces from the entire territory of Ukraine would be one of the main changes of mind for changing or subject to sanctions,” said a representative of the European Commission.
Podviyna gra of the Kremlin
Based on the Kremlin’s statement, it is important to impose certain prohibitive sanctions on banks and other services that take part in the export of agricultural products, including supplies kind
The Kremlin stated that the remaining land about the fire in the Black Sea is due to the re-connection of the Russian Agricultural Bank, which lends agricultural products, and several other banks to the SWIFT system.
Rosselkhozbank plays a key role in the financing of food production and exports, and was added to the blacklist for operations in support of Moscow's military machine.
However, Russia is often forced into deception. If the EU imposed economic sanctions against Russia after the deadline of 2022, food products were clearly excluded.
In other words, Russia has access to the world market for grain and goods and therefore trades in these goods.
The Swede has been lifted from the low-level sanctions
Russian trades in Black Sea grain are seen as an attempt by Moscow to squander it, so that it can begin to undermine the EU sanctions regime.
Kiev and its European allies are afraid that any actions – even if they seem insignificant – could lead to the collapse of the sanctions framework before Russia enters the war in Ukraine. Moscow can also try to separate the United States and Europe to ensure the correct sanctions policy.
Since SWIFT is based in Belgium, it is subject to compliance with EU rules and sanctions legislation. “At some point we [Europeans] are going to have to rub it in,” one EU diplomat told Euractiv.
“SWIFT will not be able to connect Russian banks to the extent that the EU does not change its sanctions legislation,” said Janis Kluge, senior research scientist at the German Institute for International Trade. and safety.
Economic approaches of the EU against Russia, which will last for six months after the unanimous decisions of the 27 member states, extend the extension to 31 days.
According to EU diplomats, it is impossible to impose sanctions against Russia until the end of the fire and the withdrawal of armies from Ukraine are achieved, as before.
“Until sanctions are extended, nothing will change, and we are committed to not changing anything, since Russia itself has not changed and does not have its own goals,” he told Euractiv European diplomat.
Connection via SWIFT
The inclusion of Russian banks from the international payment system SWIFT was one of the first steps praised by EU member powers shortly after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
All Russian banks were involved in the agreement, with the exception of Gazprombank, which was included in the list, in order to allow the EU countries to pay for supplies of Russian gas and oil. In fact, the remaining sanctions are imposed by the United States.