The next sanctions 19th package against Russia is no longer expected to be presented on Wednesday

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The next sanctions package against Russia — the 19th since Moscow began its war against Ukraine — is no longer expected to be presented on Wednesday, an EU diplomat and a national official told my colleague Camille Gijs. It’s fallen off the Coreper II agenda as U.S. President Donald Trump and the EU’s own pressure build on Slovakia and Hungary to cut their reliance on Russian oil

Indefinite delay: The information was communicated to capitals late Monday afternoon, with no details on when the sanctions would be unveiled. A spokesperson for the European Commission declined to comment.

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TRUMP-SIZED SHADOW OVER ENERGY DELIBERATIONS: Meanwhile, EU energy diplomats meet today to discuss the latest changes to Brussels’ proposed ban on Russian gas as they race to finalize an agreement, Victor Jack writes in to report.

Trump effect: The Commission unveiled a bold legal proposal in July aiming to fully end EU reliance on Russian energy by 2027. Over the weekend Trump weighed in, ordering NATO allies to stop importing oil from Russia, after his energy envoy Chris Wright called on the EU to accelerate its phaseout date.

No excuse now: Trump’s demands offer extra leverage to push Hungary and Slovakia to cut their reliance on Moscow. But even if some countries see the additional pressure as good for focusing minds on the current proposal, the bloc is unlikely to shift its phaseout date earlier than 2027, according to two EU diplomats, nor add a formal oil ban to the bill.

THIS IS WHERE THE CYNICISM REALLY SETS IN: If Trump wants EU countries to stop buying Russian oil, all he’s gotta do is pick up the phone and dial Slovakia’s Robert Fico and Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, reasoned one diplomat. “These are his friends,” the diplomat said, “he could just call them.” Plus, Trump’s ultimatum requires a huge change in policy from Turkey, which imports 57 percent of its oil from Russia — not gonna happen.

Suspected ulterior motive 1: In practice, “this looks more like a stunt than a good-faith offer from Trump — he has dodged confrontation with Putin at every turn,” said Noah Barkin, a senior fellow at German Marshall Fund.

Suspected ulterior motive 2: It also looks like a ploy to get EU countries buying more U.S. oil and gas at a time when a new wave of LNG is set to flood global markets from next year and the U.S. industry is laying off thousands of workers due to tumbling crude prices.

IF THESE GOALS SEEM HARD … Trump’s other ask for Europe — slapping 50 to 100 percent tariffs on China — received a rating of “forget about it” in this point-by-point of each of his demands, by Gabriel Gavin, Victor Jack, Antonia Zimmermann and Camille Gijs.

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