On Monday 22 May, EU foreign ministers met to discuss in Brussels how to prevent any circumvention of the sanctions that the European Union has imposed on Russia following its military aggression against Ukraine. The aim, according to the French minister, Catherine Colonna, is to reach a unanimous political agreement by the time of the June European summit.
We must “short-circuit” the channels that allow European sanctions to be circumvented, said the High Representative of the Union...