Brussels and London are ratcheting up pressure on Moscow—without Washington. On Tuesday, the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdomapproved scores of new sanctions against Russia, including the EU more than doubling the number of oil tankers and other vessels listed as part of the “shadow fleet” covertly trading Russian oil and gas. The EU package—the seventeenth since Russia’s war against Ukraine began—also adds new sanctions on individuals and companies, including the Russian oil giant Surgutneftegas. “This round of sanctions on Russia is the most wide-sweeping since the start of the war,” EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said. Below, Atlantic Council experts shine a light on the sanctions and what they reveal about Europe’s faceoff with Russia.
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Kimberly Donovan: Sanctions are a powerful, yet slow-burning tool
Rachel Rizzo: Europe is no longer waiting for the United States to act
Elisabeth Braw: Spotlight who is replenishing Russia’s shadow fleet, too
Aleksander Cwalina: There is still more the EU can do to tighten the screws to Russia
Olga Khakova: If Trump also goes after the shadow fleet, it could bring Putin to the table
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