"European leaders are meeting on Thursday with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in Brussels to reaffirm support for Kyiv. The president of the European Council, Antonio Costa, welcomed Zelenskyy, addressing him as future member of the European Union. The meeting comes as the 27 member bloc formally adopted a 19th package of sanctions against Russia for its war against Ukraine that includes a ban on Russian liquefied natural gas imports."
"In a major policy shift, Donald Trump on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Russia's two biggest oil firms. New restrictions have been unveiled against Rosneft and Lukoil as well as dozens of subsidiaries because of Russia's lack of serious commitment to a peace process to end the war in Ukraine. Trump said to reporters that he has a very good relationship with his Russian counterpart, but felt he had to cancel their planned meeting in Budapest as it didn't feel right to me."
"In a sign of growing frustration, he told reporters: It didn't feel like we were going to get to the place we have to get. So I cancelled it. But we'll do it in the future I have good conversations. And then, they don't go anywhere. They just don't go anywhere. He also hinted that the sanctions could be lifted if the Russian president was prepared to cooperate in peace talks."
European leaders met with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Brussels to reaffirm support for Kyiv and to signal EU integration aspirations. The EU formally adopted a 19th sanctions package that includes a ban on Russian liquefied natural gas and measures targeting Russian energy, financial, and trade revenue streams. The US imposed sanctions on Russia's largest oil firms, Rosneft and Lukoil, and numerous subsidiaries, citing a lack of serious commitment to a peace process. US officials signaled the possibility of lifting sanctions if Russia cooperates in peace talks. Zelenskyy expressed gratitude for the new energy sanctions.
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