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G7 Refuses to Ease Russia Sanctions Despite Iran Conflict

G7 leaders held the sanctions line on Russia while coordinating an emergency oil release, signaling that global crises will not be used to dilute economic pressure tied to the war in Ukraine.

Feb 13, 2026

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https://united24media.com/latest-news/g7-refuses-to-ease-russia-sanctions-despite-iran-conflict-16776

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G7 leaders agreed not to lift sanctions on Russia despite the conflict involving Iran. The group reaffirmed a collective posture of sustaining economic pressure while keeping institutional focus on Ukraine. The decision preserves the sanctions regime and pairs it with coordinated energy-market intervention to limit price shocks.

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G7 leaders agreed not to lift sanctions on Russia despite the conflict involving Iran, a position announced by French President Emmanuel Macron after a meeting with G7 leaders.

Macron told reporters that developments in Iran should not reduce support for Ukraine or weaken the G7 approach to sanctions on Russia. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen echoed the stance in a post on X, stating that it was not the moment to relax sanctions on Russia.

Von der Leyen also said participants supported the International Energy Agency’s decision to release 400 million barrels of oil from reserves, describing the release as necessary to stabilize global energy prices.

USA stanowczo sprzeciwiły się rozwijaniu zdolności atomowych przez Polskę

Waszyngton wyznacza europejskim sojusznikom granicę: większy udział w odstraszaniu NATO tak, narodowe programy nuklearne Polski czy Niemiec nie.

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https://www.rmf24.pl/fakty/swiat/news-usa-stanowczo-sprzeciwily-sie-rozwijaniu-zdolnosci-atomowych,nId,8069784

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Wiceszef Pentagonu Elbridge Colby oświadczył, że Stany Zjednoczone stanowczo sprzeciwiają się próbom Polski lub Niemiec wejścia do grona państw posiadających broń jądrową. Sygnalizuje to twardą amerykańską linię: większy europejski wkład w nuklearne odstraszanie NATO jest akceptowany, ale samodzielne zdolności nuklearne sojuszników mają pozostać poza granicą. Praktycznym skutkiem jest zawężenie europejskich opcji bezpieczeństwa do formatów NATO oraz współpracy z istniejącymi siłami nuklearnymi Wielkiej Brytanii i Francji, bez drogi do narodowych programów.

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Elbridge Colby, wiceszef Pentagonu, został zapytany o dyskusje w europejskich stolicach dotyczące pozyskania przez niektóre państwa własnej broni jądrowej lub dołączenia do francuskiego albo brytyjskiego odstraszania nuklearnego. Odpowiedział, że nie słyszał wiarygodnych informacji, by europejskie rządy realnie planowały niezależne nabycie broni jądrowej i złamanie zobowiązań wynikających z Traktatu o nierozprzestrzenianiu broni jądrowej.

Jednocześnie wskazał, że większy wkład Europy w odstraszanie nuklearne NATO jest pożądany i uzasadniony z perspektywy Departamentu Obrony USA. Dodał, że niezależne odstraszanie nuklearne Wielkiej Brytanii i Francji wspiera obronę całego Sojuszu.

Colby powiedział, że w NATO trwają rozmowy o roli odstraszania nuklearnego w nowej architekturze bezpieczeństwa Europy, oraz przywołał decyzję Wielkiej Brytanii o większym zaangażowaniu. Temat w Polsce wrócił po deklaracji prezydenta Emmanuela Macrona o zaproszeniu innych krajów do współpracy przy francuskim odstraszaniu.

US strikes on Iran ‘outside international law,’ says Macron

Macron’s public condemnation of the U.S.-Israeli Iran strikes as unlawful collides with Washington’s pressure tactics, exposing how war-making can fracture alliances without shared legal constraint.

Mar 3, 2026

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https://www.politico.eu/article/us-strikes-on-iran-outside-international-law

Summary

French President Emmanuel Macron said U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran that began Saturday and killed Iran’s supreme leader were conducted outside international law and that France cannot approve them. Paris simultaneously moved to reinforce its regional military posture and defense commitments while publicly diverging from Washington’s framing of the war. The immediate consequence is a widening allied rupture as the conflict expands and European governments face pressure over basing, trade threats, and military escalations.

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When major military operations proceed amid open disputes over legality, our system’s core safeguard—constraint through law rather than raw power—loses credibility as a governing expectation. Normalizing cross-border strikes under contested legal authority conditions the public to accept executive war-making as a fait accompli, with accountability reduced to after-the-fact messaging. The resulting allied coercion dynamics—trade threats tied to basing or support—further weaken the principle that security decisions should be bounded by transparent rules rather than leverage.

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In a televised address Tuesday night in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron said the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran that began Saturday were conducted “outside of international law” and that France “cannot approve of them,” while also blaming Iran for the current escalation in the Middle East.

Macron warned the conflict has no clear end in sight and said strikes would likely continue in coming days, with continued Iranian strikes expected across the region. He announced France would deploy its aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle to the Mediterranean alongside fighter jets and air defense systems, and said France would maintain this posture as long as needed.

Macron confirmed France sent anti-missile systems to Cyprus and said France must honor defense agreements with partners including Qatar, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates, where about 800 French military personnel are stationed. Iranian drones struck a French naval base in the UAE on Sunday without reported injuries. French fighter jets flew over the UAE over the weekend as part of “sky security operations,” according to Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noël Barrot.

France, Germany and UK urge Iran to ‘negotiate solution’ after attack

As US-Israeli strikes widen into regional retaliation, European leaders rush to contain escalation while publicly separating themselves from military participation.

Feb 28, 2026

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/28/uk-france-germany-urge-iran-negotiate-solution-us-israel-attack-europe

Summary

France, Germany, and the United Kingdom issued a rare joint statement urging Iran to pursue a negotiated solution after US-Israeli strikes and Iran’s retaliatory attacks on US bases. European leaders and the EU positioned themselves as diplomatic intermediaries while explicitly distancing their governments from participation in the strikes. The practical consequence is a widening international scramble to contain escalation while regional states assert sovereignty and readiness to respond.

Reality Check

War conducted through fast-moving strikes and retaliations compresses decision-making into emergency channels that the public cannot meaningfully scrutinize. When allied governments coordinate closely while distancing themselves from operational responsibility, accountability becomes harder to trace and easier to evade. Normalizing this posture conditions our democracies to accept security policy by crisis management rather than transparent, durable consent.

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France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, and the UK’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, released a joint statement urging Iran to seek a “negotiated solution” following US and Israeli strikes on Iran and Iran’s retaliatory attacks on US army bases in the region.

The leaders stated they did not participate in the strikes but said they were in close contact with partners including the United States, Israel, and regional governments. The statement condemned Tehran’s retaliatory attacks and called on Iran to refrain from “indiscriminate” strikes, while also urging that “the Iranian people must be allowed to determine their future.”

The EU said it is exploring diplomatic paths with Arab nations and called on all parties to exercise restraint and respect international law. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said the EU was in close contact with regional diplomatic partners and that the EU’s Aspides naval mission in the Red Sea remained on high alert. Macron called for an urgent UN security council meeting. Starmer chaired a UK Cobra emergency committee meeting on Britain’s response.