The United Kingdom, alongside the European Union, on Tuesday took direct action against Russia with sweeping sanctions after President Donald Trump’s talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to advance ceasefire negotiations.
Western leaders have warned that Putin is merely buying time by claiming to be open to negotiations, but in actuality refusing to stop not his invasion of Ukraine, but targeted strikes on civilians.
The U.K. unveiled 100 new sanctions targeting "Russian military, energy, financial sectors and those conducting Putin’s information war against Ukraine."
"People in Ukraine and across the world have paid the price for Putin’s aggression and now he must pay the price for avoiding peace," the foreign office said in a statement.
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UK and EU hit Russia with sweeping sanctions after Trump-Putin call fails to advance ceasefire
- by: Caitlin McFall
- 2025-05-21
- Source:
FOX Business
- 05/21/2025
