New EU Russia Sanctions Still Stuck Over Enforcement Resolve
- Some states look to weaken proposed anti-circumvention tools
- Focus on banned technologies ending up in Russian weapons
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European Union countries are still struggling to agree on new sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, as member states continue to haggle over just how tough enforcement should be.
The main aim of the EU’s 11th sanctions package, which the bloc originally hoped to adopt around last month’s Group of Seven summit in Japan, is to tighten loopholes and tackle circumvention. Envoys to the bloc didn’t reach an agreement in the latest discussions this week.