Ukraine FM: Easing Russia Sanctions Won’t Bring Peace or Help Global Markets

Kyiv is reframing the sanctions debate as a sequencing question: an energy ceasefire first, relief only after. That puts Ukraine directly at odds with any push to trade sanctions easing for lower oil prices, and raises the bar for Moscow to demonstrate compliance rather than merely agree. The open question is whether this framing gains traction with partners weighing energy costs against sanctions pressure.