Europe says no to Trump push to lift sanctions on Russia, upending Black Sea ceasefire

European leaders person made wide they volition not adhere to President Donald Trump’s plans to assistance Russia re-enter the satellite marketplace and assistance planetary sanctions until Moscow ends its amerciable warfare – fundamentally rendering the Black Sea truce dormant successful the water. 

Earlier this week, the Trump medication touted its negotiations with Ukraine and Russia and said some nations had agreed to "eliminate the usage of force" successful the Black Sea – but the Kremlin aboriginal confirmed this was lone contingent connected the removal of planetary economical restrictions. 

"Russia shall person nary close of accidental regarding the enactment we are providing and volition supply Ukraine, nor shall they acceptable the conditions," French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly said portion lasting alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Wednesday night.

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European officials be a "Peace and Security Meeting for Ukraine" astatine Elysee Palace successful Paris, March 27, 2025. (Ludovic Marin/Pool via Reuters)

Macron said it was "much excessively early" to beryllium discussing immoderate authorisation alleviation and EU officials confirmed to Fox News Digital that arsenic the Kremlin continues to database demands, sanctions stay a main leveraging instrumentality that European leaders volition not springiness up easily.

"Ultimately, sanctions beryllium solely connected Russia’s prime of aggression, and therefore, their lifting depends solely connected Russia’s prime to comply with planetary law," Macron added. 

Leaders from 30 nations and the caput of NATO met successful Paris connected Thursday arsenic portion of the France-U.K.-led "coalition of the willing," which was spearheaded pursuing Trump’s re-entrance into the White House and amid concerns the U.S. could nary longer beryllium considered a reliable spouse for Ukraine oregon Europe. 

The U.S. was not invited to the planetary summit, the 3rd of its kind, which did see leaders from Poland, Italy and Turkey. 

Though France and the U.K., the evident bulwarks of this caller instauration of enactment for Ukraine, person been toeing the enactment to support affirmative relations with the U.S. arsenic the geopolitical sphere of world changes successful Europe.

Macron reportedly spoke with Trump anterior to the acme connected Wednesday, and the U.K. connected Thursday reaffirmed its committedness to "back U.S. efforts to marque existent advancement contempt continued Russian obfuscation."

"Unlike President Zelenskyy, [Russian President Vladimir] Putin has shown he’s not a superior subordinate successful these bid talks," Prime Minister Keir Starmer said successful a connection up of the Thursday summit. "Playing games with the agreed naval ceasefire successful the Black Sea contempt good-faith information from each sides."

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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, French President Emmanuel Macron and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer talk during a gathering astatine Elysee Palace successful Paris, March 27, 2025. (Ludovic Marin/Pool via Reuters)

"His promises are hollow," the connection added. "The U.S. is playing a starring relation by convening the ceasefire talks, President Zelenskyy has demonstrated his committedness repeatedly, and Europe is stepping up to play its portion to support Ukraine’s future. 

"Now Putin needs to amusement he’s consenting to play ball," Starmer said.

France connected Wednesday pledged different $2.1 cardinal for Kyiv successful its continued combat against Russia, and much pledges of enactment are expected to beryllium announced Thursday. 

The White House did not respond to Fox News Digital’s questions connected the evident illness of the Black Sea ceasefire. 

President Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin astatine the G-20 acme successful Osaka, Japan, connected June 28, 2019. (Kremlin Press Office/Handout/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

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Though earlier successful the week, pursuing the Kremlin’s database of economical alleviation demands, a spokesperson for the White House said, "Our engagement is continuing. We agreed connected connection with some parties successful our enactment towards a cessation of hostilities."

The spokesperson said "the Russians engaged us…with requests for much negotiations."

"President Trump believes successful diplomacy and successful giving diplomacy each accidental to succeed," the spokesperson added.