{"id":1307581,"date":"2026-02-14T15:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T13:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1307581"},"modified":"2026-02-14T12:59:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T10:59:24","slug":"eu-and-us-could-exert-greater-pressure-on-russia-through-sanctions-swedish-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/eu-and-us-could-exert-greater-pressure-on-russia-through-sanctions-swedish-pm\/","title":{"rendered":"EU and US Could Exert Greater Pressure on Russia Through Sanctions \u2014 Swedish PM"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Swedish Prime Minister <strong>Ulf Kristersson<\/strong> said that the European Union, together with the United States, could exert more effective pressure on Russia by strengthening coordinated sanctions.<\/p>\n   <p>He made the remarks during a discussion at the <strong>Munich Security Conference<\/strong> ,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UATV English<\/a>\u00a0reports.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>&#8220;In my view, Russia\u2019s economy is extremely vulnerable. We have a lot of data showing that they are suffering greatly. And the shadow fleet \u2014 the arrests of vessels belonging to Russia\u2019s shadow fleet \u2014 is one way of applying sanctions. But if we were really more serious, through joint massive sanctions together with the United States we would have a huge impact on Russia; we could do much more,&#8221;<\/em> Kristersson said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>He emphasized that coordinated transatlantic action would significantly increase the effectiveness of economic pressure on Moscow.<\/p>\n   <p>As previously reported, the 62nd Munich Security Conference opened on February 13. 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