EU and US vow to 'aggressively' prevent circumvention of sanctions against Russia

At a meeting between Biden and von der Leyen in Washington, the parties agreed to continue to monitor compliance with anti-Russian sanctions and reduce revenues,necessary for the "war machine" of RUSSIA Joe Biden and Ursula von der Leyen

Washington and Brussels will continue to make efforts to prevent circumvention of anti-Russian sanctions, according to a joint statement following a meeting between US President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. it is posted on the White House website.

“We are deepening our joint work to aggressively enforce our sanctions and EXPORT controls, and to stop and prevent [their] circumvention,” the document says. In particular, the US and the EU will influence third countries not to help Russia in this.

The statement notes that the West intends to "close Russia's access to all resources that can support its war machine." Biden and von der Leyen vowed that they would continue to increase economic restrictions against Moscow and would continue to provide military, economic and humanitarian assistance to Kyiv "for as long as it takes."

Russia believes that the sanctions imposed against it did not have a catastrophic effect on the country. As President Vladimir Putin said in his State of the Union address in February, "The Russian economy and system of government have proven to be much stronger than the West believed." According to him, the restrictions ultimately had a negative impact on those countries that introduced them.

Other topics reflected in the statement include the development of clean energy and the strengthening of security. In the context of the first topic, the parties noted that they are in the process of resolving the problems that have arisen due to the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and are agreeing on "approaches to strengthen and secure supply chains, production and innovation on both sides of the Atlantic." Von der Leyen has previously expressed concern about the law, but noted that it will not lead to a "trade war" with the United States.

In addition, the EU and the US intend to continue diversifying the sources of supplies of critical minerals and batteries. Brussels and Washington also announced the creation of a "Clean Energy Stimulation Dialogue", which will coordinate steps to stimulate investment in this area.

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Biden and von der Leyen noted that in the field of security, they will ensure that the "capital, experience and knowledge" of Western companies do not contribute to the development of the military capabilities of "rivals" of the EU and the United States.