The United kingdom Willing to lift sanctions on the Russian economy if the president RussiaAnd the Russian President Vladimir Putinagree to withdraw its forces from the territory Ukrainian And vows not to “launch new attacks”
In an interview with the Sunday Telegraph, the British Foreign Secretary said, les trussProvide clues about a possible exit Russia In the event that it decided to reverse its invasion of Ukraine.
Gears He noted that if there was a “ceasefire and a complete withdrawal”, London would be ready to abandon its punitive measures against the Russian banks, companies and oligarchy, for which a “negotiating unit” was established within the Foreign Ministry.
It will also require a guarantee from Moscow that it will not launch new attacks, or else “retaliatory sanctions” will be immediately applied against Russia.
“Sanctions have had a chilling effect on the Russian economy, so the prospect of automatically reimposing them will be a major deterrent to any future aggression,” he said.
Until now, as the “Telegraph” reported, the minister was suspicious that United kingdom He was on the verge of lifting his sanctions at one point, saying he “doesn’t see a situation” in which oligarch Roman Abramovich could return to this country after being punished for being close to Putin’s regime.