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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.

Economy

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.

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.

Executive

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.

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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.