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EU foreign policy chief calls for continued sanctions on Russia
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UNITED NATIONS, United States – EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas urged the bloc’s member states on Sept 21 to maintain sanctions targeting Russia over the war on Ukraine, as countries work to push through an extension.
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countries → call → extension
“Sanctions are a core pillar of our response to Russia’s war” to deprive Moscow of funding, she told reporters in New York after a meeting of European Union foreign affairs ministers.
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she → deprive → ministers
She added that officials aim to close talks on the rollover of Russia sanctions soon, and have the extension take place swiftly.
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extension → add → place
“We need to have this stability”, with sanctions remaining in place for a longer time, Kallas added on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
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Kallas → need → Assembly
Kallas stressed that the EU’s position has not changed: “That’s why we are also working on a new package of sanctions.”
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we → stress → sanctions
But discussions on the matter are ongoing as some member states sought to remove certain individuals from the bloc’s blacklist.
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states → seek → blacklist
EU countries failed on Sept 21 to finalise a deal that involved lifting sanctions on Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman.
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that → fail → oligarchs
Negotiations are set to continue in Brussels, in efforts to extend sanctions on almost 3,000 other individuals and entities over the war.
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The 27-nation bloc has been scrambling to reach a deal on extending the sanctions regime ahead of a deadline late on Sept 22.
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France and Slovakia pushed for Russian-Uzbek billionaire Usmanov to be removed from the blacklist.
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Usmanov → push → blacklist
Luxembourg seized upon the demand by Paris to insist that if sanctions were lifted on Usmanov, then they should be lifted for Fridman as well.
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Multiple diplomats earlier said that member states had reached a provisional agreement to take the pair off the EU’s list as part of a compromise.
But the pact failed to get final approval, with a diplomat telling AFP that Latvia lodged a last-gasp objection.
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Ukraine had reacted furiously to the prospect of the EU removing sanctions on the two prominent Russian businessmen.
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EU → react → businessmen
More hawkish EU countries including Poland and Baltic states also fiercely opposed the easing of sanctions, arguing that pressure on Russia should be ramped up.
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pressure → include → Russia
On Sept 21, Kallas said that Europe faces “a fast proliferation of sabotage attacks and airspace violations”.
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Europe → say → attacks
“Moscow is trying to scare Europe into winding down its support for Ukraine,” she added.
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she → try → Ukraine
“As Russia is willing to take greater risks, we also need to impose greater costs.
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