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- 1EU officials weigh adding Russia's GRU to terrorist list●❗️EU officials are discussing the idea of adding Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency to the bloc’s terrorist list,
EU officials are discussing placing Russia's GRU military intelligence agency on the bloc's terrorist list, according to RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak. No decision has been announced, and it remains unclear how quickly member states could agree on such a move. The discussions come amid continuing EU support for Ukraine and broader sanctions efforts against Russian state institutions.
- 2EU Weighs Lifting Potash Sanctions On Belarus▼Wider Europe Briefing: Will The EU Soon Lift Potash Sanctions On Belarus?
RFE/RL's Wider Europe Briefing asks whether the European Union will soon lift sanctions on Belarusian potash, one of the country's key exports that was targeted amid Minsk's crackdown on opposition and its role in the war in Ukraine. The question feeds a broader debate in Brussels over whether sanctions on Belarus should be eased or kept in place.