Germany sticks to Russia sanctions after Trump announcement on diesel
Berlin said it will keep pressing for new European Union sanctions as Russia and the United States move to ease diesel restrictions, despite record fuel prices.
- On Saturday, the German government announced it will maintain sanctions against Russia despite the United States temporarily lifting restrictions on Russian diesel to ease global fuel prices.
- President Donald Trump announced on Friday that his administration would temporarily lift US sanctions on Russian fuel, allowing over 300,000 tons of diesel to supply markets ahead of November 3 congressional elections.
- Government spokesperson Stefan Kornelius stated, "The German government sticks to its measures sanctioning Russia." He emphasized Germany is independent of Russian oil and working with European partners on new sanctions.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the authorization as an "investment in war," alleging Russian strikes on Ukraine Saturday were Moscow's "thanks" for the diesel agreement.
- Despite the US policy shift, Germany's support for Ukraine "remains unchanged," according to Kornelius. Chancellor Friedrich Merz has repeatedly affirmed Germany will not reduce its financial and military support for Kyiv.
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'Government stands by its sanctions decisions against Russia,' government spokesperson says
Germany will maintain sanctions against Russia and support for Ukraine after the US temporarily lifts restrictions on Russian fuel.
Following the announcement by United States President Donald Trump of his intention to lift part of the sanctions imposed on Moscow, Germany has affirmed that it will continue to work with its European Union partners to impose new sanctions on Russia to facilitate the placing of large quantities of diesel on the American and global markets.
The German authorities declared their total independence from Russian energy resources in response to the agreement between the Presidents of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, on the supply of diesel fuel, and the German Ministry of Economic Affairs official reported that the country had diversified its supply of energy resources and was independent of Russian oil, transmitting to RIA "News." The agency stressed that…
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n1info.rsThe German government announced that it will maintain sanctions against Russia due to the war in Ukraine, even though US President Donald Trump announced last night that his administration had temporarily lifted US sanctions on Russian diesel fuel as Russia promised to supply the US and the world with that fuel.
German government is maintaining sanctions against Russia despite Trump’s agreement with Putin on diesel
Despite the agreement between US President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, the German government has confirmed that diesel fuel from Russia will definitely not be supplied to Germany and that support for Ukraine "remains unchanged".
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