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Politico (12 October 2026)

Nicholas VINOCUR, Zoya SHEFTALOVICH, Chris LUNDAY and Laura KAYALI

EU leaders are calling for new measures against Moscow as Washington eases off, exposing a widening divide over how to end the war in Ukraine.

European leaders are preparing to demand tougher sanctions on Russia at a summit on Thursday, putting them at odds with Donald Trump just days after the U.S. president struck a deal with Vladimir Putin to ease restrictions on Russian diesel exports.

The leaders plan to call for further sanctions and measures targeting Moscow's oil revenues at the European Council, according to a recent draft joint statement obtained by POLITICO, as EU governments reject Trump's claim to have secured an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.

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