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O'Sullivan with EU foreign relations chief Federica Mogherini (Photo: ec.europa.au)

EU wary of additional Russia sanctions

The EU is wary of imposing new sanctions on Russia over Syria and over US election meddling due to the risk of a backlash, a senior diplomat has said.

David O'Sullivan, the EU ambassador in Washington, told a US Senate hearing on Tuesday (4 April) that US plans to block investments in Russia’s oil and gas sector would be difficult to follow.

"Many of our member states are heavily dependent upon [energy] imports from Russia and it would be very important not to destabilise that s...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

O'Sullivan with EU foreign relations chief Federica Mogherini (Photo: ec.europa.au)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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