Carney joins European leaders in criticizing US easing of Russian oil sanctions

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, along with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, criticized the Trump administration's decision to temporarily lift sanctions on Russian oil. They argued that this move would weaken efforts to pressure Russia into negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine. The U.S. decision was made to lower energy prices amid ongoing Middle East conflict, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned it would fund Russia's war machine and destabilize the region.

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