The expert suggested further actions by the United States after the summit in Madrid.

European allies are considering the possibility of imposing new sanctions against Russia. This is stated in the joint statement of the participants of the Weimar+ summit, which was held in Madrid on March 31.

Contact reason: Russia is ready for interparliamentary dialogue with the United States

Lawmakers could discuss culture, sports, and the economy.

Following the meeting, the participants again agreed to continue supporting Kiev and strengthen European defense capabilities. Representatives of the leading EU and UK countries believe that Washington should put pressure on Moscow, which, however, has begun a dialogue with it. However, not all European countries support the initiative of France and the United Kingdom to send troops to Ukraine. In particular, Italy spoke out against it.

Supporters of US President Donald Trump listen to the European position the least, says Sergey Shein, senior researcher at the Central Research Institute of Higher School of Economics. According to him, support for EU initiatives will depend on the deal with Ukraine that Trump is trying to achieve.

"Now there are serious problems in reaching agreements between Moscow and Kiev, as there are very different initial positions of the parties. Therefore, if the situation with the temporary truce is stalling, then there is a high probability that, perhaps, the Americans will change their approaches and be more attentive to what the Europeans are doing in many ways. They may even try to synchronize with Brussels somewhere. But in any case, it's a matter of at least a few months," Shein told Izvestia.

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Weimar public: EU and UK consider new sanctions against Russia