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EU strahuje da bi Tramp mogao da ukine ili znatno ublaži sankcije protiv Rusije
Autorska tema sa izvorom: zapadna štampa piše o strahovima u EU u vezi sa nastupajućim drugim Trampovim mandatom, ne samo povodom najavljene dekolonizacije Grenlanda i s tim u vezi i mogućih mera protiv Kanade i Danske već i zbog mogućeg Trampvog ukidanja sankcija protiv Rusije. Postoje strahovi da bi ukidanje antiruskih sankcija potkopalo veći broj inicijativa EU i sa jedne strane zemlje članice izložilo novim troškovima a sa druge ih dovelo u još podređeniji položaj u odnosu na Ameriku.Novi ljudi, nove strategije, novi pristup Amerike EU, kako se svemu tome prilagoditi?
The European Union is reviewing U.S. sanctions placed on Russia by President Biden, prompted by fears that these could be repealed by Donald Trump upon his return to the White House.
According to the Financial Times, citing senior officials in Brussels, the review is intended to establish how Biden-era executive orders, if rescinded, could hinder trade relations and undermine EU initiatives.
In addition to sanctions against Russia, the Financial Times reported that Biden's directives on trade and cybersecurity are also being evaluated for the potential consequences of their reversal.
Newsweek has contacted the European Commission and the Trump transition team via email for a response to the report.
Why It Matters
The impending inauguration of President-elect Trump has brought with it speculation that he could alter America's strategy regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict.Kyiv's heavy reliance on U.S. aid, and the skepticism shown by some in the Trump camp regarding high levels of spending on this assistance, have raised concerns that Trump's return could jeopardize Ukraine's defensive efforts.
Donald Trump with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the World Economic Forum in 2020. European leaders are said to be assessing the impact of Trump rolling back Biden's sanctions against Russia. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
Such fears have likely motivated the Biden administration's last-ditch effort to shore up Ukraine's armed forces through a series of sizable defense packages.
U.S. sanctions on Russia have now also come into question, threatening to undermine the wider effort by Ukraine's allies to impede Russia's military-financing capabilities.
While the sanctions have not deterred Vladimir Putin from pressing on with the invasion and their efficacy in hindering Russia's military-financing capabilities has been called into question, the measures have succeeded in putting significant strain on the Russian economy.
What To Know
Since the onset of the invasion, the U.S. has led the way in imposing sanctions on Russia.The most significant package came in February 2024, when Biden announced over 500 new sanctions against Moscow, prompted both by the invasion and the death of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny.
Trump, meanwhile, has expressed skepticism regarding the sanctions framework. During an interview with Bloomberg in July, when asked whether easing sanctions on Russia could be part of his proposed peace plan, the then Republican presidential candidate said: "So what we're doing with sanctions is we're forcing everyone away from us. So I don't love sanctions."
As president, however, Trump imposed hundreds of sanctions on Russia as part of the continued response to Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea, as well as for harmful cyber operations, meddling in elections and its support for nations such as North Korea.
According to Tom Keatinge, director of the Centre for Finance and Security at the Royal United Services Institute, Trump could also face legislative restrictions if he tried to roll back sanctions from the Biden era.
The Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, reluctantly signed into law by Trump in August 2017, limited the president's ability to unilaterally revoke sanctions on countries such as Russia.
What People Are Saying
A spokesperson for the Trump Transition team told the Financial Times that the president had won a "resounding mandate to implement the promises he made on the campaign trail and disrupt the status quo in Washington."Keatinge wrote in a November column for the Kyiv Independent: "Europe has had three years to get match-fit on sanctions, and while the application of sanctions may be a marathon, not a sprint, changes in the White House mean that Europe can no longer jog behind Uncle Sam. It's time for Europe to shed its timidity and show what it has learned. Anything less will be a betrayal of the Ukrainian people at a time when they need Europe more than ever."
Jeremy Pizzi, legal adviser at Global Rights Compliance, told Newsweek: "If the United States turns its back on Ukraine, it invites chaos onto its own doorstep by risking the dismantlement of the international legal framework that has contributed to unprecedented levels of global peace and stability for nearly eight decades."
Daniel Tannebaum, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, wrote in a November article for the council: "While G7 partners' concerns about the potential for the United States to lift its sanctions targeting Russia are valid, there are several procedural hoops the next administration would need to jump through to do it in order to fully lift all existing sanctions."
A spokesperson for Germany's Federal Foreign Office told Newsweek, in response to the Financial Times' report: "Together with our partners in the EU, we continue to aim to further increase the pressure on Moscow, cutting sources of income for Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and show that, even almost three years after the start of the Russian war of aggression, the EU stands united behind Ukraine.
"Our sanctions regime against Russia is effective: It deprives Russia of financial means for its war of aggression, which violates international law, it reduces the supply of important goods for the Russian arms industry and increases the costs of their procurement. The sanctions restrict the freedom of movement of important Russian decision-makers and supporters of Russian international and human rights violations."
What Happens Next?
Trump's inauguration will take place on January 20, after which he has vowed to make the resolution of the Russia-Ukraine conflict a key foreign policy priority.Do you have a story we should be covering? Do you have any questions about this article? Contact LiveNews@newsweek.com.
Update, 01/10/25, 12:31 p.m. ET: This article was updated with comment from the German Federal Foreign Office.
https://www.newsweek.com/europe-fears-trump-rolling-back-russia-sanctions-2012923
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