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EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas called for the continuation of sanctions against Russia during a Sept 21 meeting in New York. Despite some member states pushing to lift sanctions on Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, negotiations are ongoing with no final agreement reached by the deadline. The EU aims to maintain sanctions on nearly 3,000 individuals and entities involved in Russia’s war against Ukraine, emphasizing that these measures will remain a key pillar of the bloc's response strategy.
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On September 21, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas called for the bloc's member states to maintain sanctions targeting Russia over the war in Ukraine during a meeting of European Union foreign affairs ministers at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. She emphasized that sanctions are crucial to depriving Moscow of funding and expressed the need for stability with sanctions remaining in place longer. The EU aims to finalize an extension on almost 3,000 individuals and entities, though negotiations have stalled due to disagreements among member states regarding specific blacklisted individuals like Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman. Talks are set to continue in Brussels.
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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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“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 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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“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 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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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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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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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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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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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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On Sept 21, Kallas said that Europe faces “a fast proliferation of sabotage attacks and airspace violations”.
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“Moscow is trying to scare Europe into winding down its support for Ukraine,” she added.
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“As Russia is willing to take greater risks, we also need to impose greater costs.
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