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  • WSJ: EU sees a trap in Trump’s Russia demands for Europe — and some fear it’s meant to fail on purpose
    US President Trump has issued a set of sweeping demands to the European Union on how to escalate pressure on Russia — but unnamed European diplomats told The Wall Street Journal they believe the plan is intentionally designed to fail. This comes amid the ongoing Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Despite multiple Russia sanctions rounds, EU countries imported around $27 billion worth of Russian energy in 2024 alone. Hungary, Slovakia, and larger economies like German
     
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WSJ: EU sees a trap in Trump’s Russia demands for Europe — and some fear it’s meant to fail on purpose

Par :Yuri Zoria
18 septembre 2025 à 09:47

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US President Trump has issued a set of sweeping demands to the European Union on how to escalate pressure on Russia — but unnamed European diplomats told The Wall Street Journal they believe the plan is intentionally designed to fail.

This comes amid the ongoing Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Despite multiple Russia sanctions rounds, EU countries imported around $27 billion worth of Russian energy in 2024 alone. Hungary, Slovakia, and larger economies like Germany, France, and Italy continue to resist a full energy embargo. Brussels has also ruled out tariffs on India and China, opting instead for targeted sanctions.

Since taking office in January, President Trump has repeatedly pushed for Russia-Ukraine talks, allegedly to end the ongoing war. Moscow, however, continues to escalate attacks and rejects any peace proposals that fall short of Ukraine’s de facto capitulation. Despite multiple threats to impose new sanctions on Russia, Trump has so far taken no action.

Trump’s Russia demands spark alarm in Brussels

According to WSJ, Trump urged the EU to immediately halt purchases of Russian oil, impose tariffs on India and China over their trade with Moscow, and seize frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s defense.

“Some European diplomats” said the US President set his demands “knowing the EU wouldn’t meet them, which would allow him to avoid exerting more economic pressure on Russia.”

The EU delayed a new sanctions package this week as leaders scrambled to respond. President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said after speaking with Trump that the bloc would push for additional restrictions on Russia’s banking sector, crypto market, and energy system.  This response falls far short of what Washington is pressing for.

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