Sergei Markov, a former Putin adviser turned commentator, said “the minor easing won’t achieve much” but as a reversal of a wider trend — from tightening sanctions to easing them — “it’s significant.” The Ukraine government “is in mourning” at the news, he wrote on the Telegram messaging app.
Kyiv did not immediately offer public comment on the move.
This Russian positivity was not shared across Europe, however.
The British government was among those saying Friday that it will keep its own sanctions against Russian oil, while fearing the consequences of the Trump administration’s decision.
While on a visit to Saudi Arabia on Friday, the United Kingdom’s top diplomat, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, accused Tehran and Moscow of supporting each other and “attempting to hijack the global economy.”
The leaders of Germany and Norway, who appeared at a joint news conference, voiced their opposition, as did European Council President António Costa in a post
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