The European Union is reconsidering its approach to imposing…
The European Union is reconsidering its approach to imposing sanctions against Russia due to increasing difficulties in achieving unanimous agreement, particularly after Greece blocked parts of the 21st sanctions package. Experts and officials suggest that large-scale 'packaged' sanctions may be replaced with smaller, targeted measures.
Consensus
- The European Union is facing growing challenges in agreeing on new anti-Russian sanctions due to disagreements among member states.
- The 21st package of sanctions against Russia was recently adopted despite significant internal resistance.
- There are discussions within the EU about moving away from large, unified sanction packages toward more targeted or smaller-scale measures.
- Greece played a key role in blocking parts of the 21st package by demanding exemptions for its shipping company Dynagas.
- The idea that the current approach to sanctions is no longer effective has been widely expressed across multiple sources.
Points of divergence
- Experts believe it is impossible in the near future to change the voting mechanism for sanctions, as unanimous agreement remains required and cannot be replaced with qualified majority voting. — vm
- Dmitry Peskov stated that the EU has almost exhausted its ability to impose new sanctions without harming its own economy. — vesti
- Peskov reiterated that the EU has very limited options for sanctions that do not harm its own interests. — tg_tass_agency
- The 21st package included 218 measures, including restrictions on 50 defense industry enterprises and 94 financial institutions, with specific mention of Moscow Exchange being targeted. — m24
Coverage (20 sources)
- Expert Explains Whether the EU Can Introduce a New Sanctions Mechanism Against Russia — Вечерняя Москва
- Peskov says the EU has almost no sanctions left against Russia — Вести
- EU has very limited options for sanctions against Russia that wouldn't harm their own interests — ТАСС (Telegram)
- EU may abandon large 'packages' of sanctions against Russia — Дождь
- EU may abandon major 'sanctions packages' against Russia as they become harder to implement — Finan... — Дождь (Telegram)
- EU's 21st Sanctions Package Against Russia May Be the Last — Вечерняя Москва
- EU Allows Sanctions Against Russia to Be Imposed in 'Batches' — The Bell
- Political scientist Zharikhin: Every new EU sanctions package hits Europe harder than the previous one — Москва 24
- This approach no longer works — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- FT: EU Considering Ending Sanctions Against Russia in 'Bundles' to Avoid Vetoes by Some States — Meduza
- FT: EU allowed to abandon major sanctions packages against Russia — Ведомости
- FT: EU seeks new approaches to sanctions against Russia over Greece — Коммерсантъ
- Meme: EU has no intention of restoring dialogue with Russia — Вести
- FT: EU's 21st package of anti-Russian sanctions may be the last — Москва 24
- Kaya Kallas claims EU's 21st sanctions package hits Putin 'at his most vulnerable'. Experts disagree. — Новая газета Европа
- Expert Tkachenko: The effect of the EU's 21st sanctions package against Russia will not be critical — Вечерняя Москва
- Konstantinov: Sanctions against Russia have become the meaning of existence for European bureaucracy — Вести
- Russian Embassy Explains Who Will Suffer from New Anti-Russian Sanctions — Вести
- What is known about the 21st package of sanctions against Russia: EU introduces possibility of a full ban on services related to cryptocurrencies... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Brussels calls for continuous work on sanctions against Russia — Интерфакс
Key entities
- Russia
- EU
- European Union
- Brussels
- Moscow
- Kaya Kallas
- Greece
- MID
- FT
- Financial Times
- France
- Austria
- Germany
- Dmitry Peskov
- Kirill Dmitriev
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