According to The Telegraph, the EU is rushing to adopt a 22nd Russia sanctions package before Marine Le Pen, who leads polls, could become French president in April, with one source calling February a possible 'last chance'. The bloc has already imposed 21 sanctions rounds since 2022, and the recent addition of nearly 1,600 Russian individuals and entities to its blacklist is seen by some observers as equivalent to a 22nd package. Negotiations have stalled over France's push to delist billionaire Alisher Usmanov, and objections from Greece, Bulgaria, Germany, Portugal, France and Italy have significantly weakened the European Commission's original proposal. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has taken a firm stance that contrasts with U.S. President Donald Trump, who has eased restrictions on Russian diesel.
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Original headline: EU chạy đua thông qua gói trừng phạt Nga trước thềm bầu cử Tổng thống Pháp
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