I am preparing a new sanctions package against Russia / day

The work has begun, but it is at a very early stage, the EU diplomat said.

Sanctions are expected in early summer, the source said.

Another diplomat expressed doubts about any deadlines.

« We need to see (peace) talks between the United States, Russia and Ukraine, » the source said.

The day earlier, France, Great Britain and other countries, which are part of the so -called good will in the coalition, announced that it was too early to soften or lift sanctions on Russia.

French President Emmanuel Macron said, after a meeting of about 30 countries in Paris on March 27, the Allies, on the contrary, had discussed the possibility of stepping up sanctions, especially against the Russian « shadow fleet » ships.

Following recent talks in Saudi Arabia with the US delegation, the Kremlin announced that Russia would stop firing in the Black Sea only after sanctions have been lifted for Russian food and fertilizer manufacturers, exporters and carriers, but Rosseļhozbank has been connected to the Swift payment system.

US President Donald Trump later announced that Washington was assessing these conditions.