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The U.S. and European Union coordinated sweeping sanctions on Russian oil and finance, with Zelensky calling them crucial to forcing Putin to the negotiating table.

Russian officials dismissed the sanctions as counterproductive and ineffective, while state media shrugged off concerns and analysts question whether economic pressure alone can change Moscow’s course.

A deliberate month-long delay before U.S. oil sanctions take effect November 21 gives Russia a window to negotiate before the harshest penalties hit.

BRUSSELS — The European Union on Thursday heaped more economic sanctions on Russia, adding to President Trump’s new punitive measures the previous day against the Russian

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