Washington, May 1, 2025 (AFP) - EU preparing new sanctions on Russia: French minister to AFP

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2025-05-01

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Thursday that the European Union is preparing a 17th round of sanctions against Russia, describing the country's president as the "sole obstacle" to peace in Ukraine. The 27-nation bloc has hit Russia with multiple rounds of sanctions in response to its invasion of Ukraine and said earlier this year that it would not lift them before the "unconditional" withdrawal of Moscow's forces from its neighbor.......

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