Brussels prepares its most far-reaching sanctions package against Russia

Belgium

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Alignment with the European firmness line · 4 of 5 countries

Brussels views the announcement of the new round of sanctions as a test of credibility for the Union, but the Belgian press initially frames it in the context of a deteriorated regional security climate.

Denmark

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Alignment with the European firmness line · 4 of 5 countries

Copenhagen is directly relaying Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas' announcement on sanctions, aware that Russian ghost fleet tankers cross its straits daily.

France

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Alignment with the European firmness line · 4 of 5 countries

Paris is gauging the impact of the third round of additional sanctions announced by Kaja Kallas, balancing its support in principle for the Brussels line with a reminder of the internal tensions that have already eased the previous set of measures.

Russia

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Official Russian response between downplaying and shifting the debate · 1 of 5 countries

Moscow views Kaja Kallas' announcement as a calculated hardening of Brussels' stance, but the state press and the Moscow Times do not draw the same conclusion.

Ukraine

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Alignment with the European firmness line · 4 of 5 countries

Kyiv is gauging Kaja Kallas' announcement based on one key criterion: economic pressure remains, according to Ukrainian diplomacy, the decisive lever as long as Moscow refuses any serious negotiations.