EU Envoy Says No Talks Yet With US on Easing Russia Sanctions

The European Union hasn’t spoken with the Trump administration about any sanctions relief for Russia as part of a ceasefire deal, according to the bloc’s top envoy on the topic.

“We have not yet had any discussion with the Americans about the issue of sanctions,” David O’Sullivan, the EU’s top sanctions official, said in an interview with Bloomberg TV’s Francine Lacqua. Washington, he added, hasn’t reached out yet to discuss Russia’s requests for easing sanctions — one of its key demands for a temporary ceasefire deal that Trump officials have been pursuing.