David O’Sullivan, the European Union’s envoy in charge of sanctions, will lead a delegation for talks with the United States on Monday, September 8th in Washington on stepping up coordination on sanctions on Russia over Ukraine, Brussels said.
An EU official, talking on condition of anonymity, said that O’Sullivan–who has spearheaded the bloc’s global outreach on stopping Moscow’s evasion of sanctions–will hold meetings Monday and Tuesday.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to impose more sanctions on Russia, after the Kremlin unleashed its biggest-ever aerial barrage at Ukraine.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington was prepared to “increase pressure” on Russia, but that Europe must also act to truly force Moscow to the negotiating table.
“We are talking about what can the two—EU and the U.S.—do together. And we are prepared to increase pressure on Russia,” Bessent told NBC’s Meet the Press program.
“But we need our European partners to follow us,” he stressed.
