BRUSSELS: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday said she and US President Donald Trump discussed additional steps to tighten the screws on Russia over the Ukraine war. “I had a good call with (Trump) on strengthening our joint efforts to increase economic pressure on Russia through additional measures,” she posted on X. Von der Leyen said the EU executive would soon present its proposals for a 19th package of EU sanctions on Russia since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. It will include measures targeting crypto, banks and energy, she said.

Before increasing pressure on Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump is demanding his European allies stop importing Russian oil and gas and raise tariffs on Chinese goods. The EU, which…

BRUSSELS: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday said she and US President Donald Trump discussed additional steps to tighten the screws on Russia over the Ukraine war. “I had a…

Trump has demanded that US allies stop buying Russian oil. The EU banned most Russian oil imports after Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine and has planned to phase out all Russian…

The US has conditioned Russia sanctions on Europe stepping up its own game and severing energy ties, reflecting an increasingly incoherent policy on ending the Ukraine war.

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