Europe chose sanctions not tariffs to pressurise Russia: German minister

04-Sep-2025

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Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on September 3 underlined that Europe’s response to Russia’s war in Ukraine has focussed on sanctions rather than tariffs, saying the goal is to push Moscow to the negotiating table.

“We have not used tariffs, but we have used sanctions on Russia to ensure that Russia, which has to fund its war, will be able to do this less so,” Wadephul said in New Delhi. Wadephul is on an official two-day visit to India.