EU says 'unconditional withdrawal' of Russia from Ukraine is a precondition to amend sanctions

Source: Reuters

EU says 'unconditional withdrawal' of Russia from Ukraine is a precondition to amend sanctions

Julia Payne and Jan Strupczewski
Wed, March 26, 2025 at 8:14 AM EDT·2 min read

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The withdrawal of all Russian forces from Ukraine would be one of the main conditions to lift or amend EU sanctions, the European Commission said on Wednesday.

The United States reached separate deals on Tuesday with Ukraine and Russia to pause their attacks at sea and against energy targets, with Washington agreeing to push to lift some sanctions against Moscow.

The EU was not invited to those talks. The Commission said the EU welcomed the agreement between Washington and Kyiv.

"The end of the Russian unprovoked and unjustified aggression in Ukraine and unconditional withdrawal of all Russian military forces from the entire territory of Ukraine would be one of the main preconditions to amend or lift sanctions," EU spokeswoman for foreign affairs and security policy, Anitta Hipper, said in a statement.

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