At the meeting of EU foreign ministers, a new package of sanctions against Russia will be adopted. There has been some movement in the negotiations recently, especially regarding the planned oil price cap. The EU wants to lower the Russian oil price cap to $45 (equivalent to about €38.49) per barrel. The goal is to reduce Russia's money to wage war against Ukraine.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha will attend the consultations on Tuesday via video link. EU Foreign Minister Kaja Kallas said an agreement was expected soon, but that more work remained to be done. Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger (NEOS) said that so far there have been problems with energy prices and the blockade by member states. However, it is "encouraging" that "the Trump administration has lost patience and is willing to increase pressure on Russia with tough sanctions.
" He will discuss this next week with his US counterpart, Marco Rubio, in Washington. "We see a sign of strength, for peace from the United States." This determination must also be seen from the European side. Trump: "I'm not done with Putin yet" US President Donald Trump said he was disappointed with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but that he had not yet given up on negotiations.
"I'm disappointed with him, but I'm not done with him yet," he said. He has already thought four times that he had reached an agreement with Putin, "and then you come home and see that he just attacked a nursing home or something in kyiv." The EU foreign ministers' meeting on Tuesday in Brussels is the last before the summer break. The situation in the Middle East also needs to be discussed.
