Macron announced "unprecedented sanctions" against Russia

Western countries need to increase sanctions pressure on Russia by "introducing new, unprecedented sanctions" to end the fighting in Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said on the sidelines of the G7 summit in CANADA.

According to Macron, the "common position developed" by G7 members is to strengthen restrictions. He cited the European Union's work on a new package of measures, as well as a bill proposed by US senators that would impose 500% tariffs on those purchasing energy from Moscow.

The French president believes that coordination between the US, the EU and other countries "will likely change the situation" as it should "bring Russia back to the negotiating table."

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, for his part, stated that he was "cautiously optimistic" about the US decision in the coming days to impose additional sanctions against Russia. "We all agree that we must do everything possible to end this war as quickly as possible," he added ( quoted by Le Monde).

US President Donald Trump stated yesterday that sanctions are costing the country "billions of dollars," and that Washington is not imposing them yet because it is waiting for the possibility of concluding a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine.REUTERS reported that his administration suspended the work of an interagency working group created to develop a strategy to put pressure on Moscow to speed up negotiations.

Politico reported that the EU could vote on the next, 18th, package of sanctions against Russia on June 20. Canada and the UK announced new measures the day before . Russian authorities consider the measures illegal.

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