Sanctions on Russia: a critical look

January 2, 2025

Trump's victory, the crisis in Germany and France, the increase in instability in the Middle East

Pending Donald Trump's inauguration, scheduled for January 20, 2025, the European institutions will have to make a decision regarding the policy of economic sanctions against Russia, considering that the fourteenth package of sanctions will expire at the beginning of next year. It will be interesting to see how and to what extent the change of leadership in the United States – with Trump convinced that he will be able to promote at least a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, strengthened by an internal consensus that, in his second term, seems decidedly more determined to withdraw from a war that is too costly – will change the Eurozone's posture towards the Kremlin.

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