1、CRS InsightsU.S.-EU Cooperation on Ukraine and RussiaKristin Archick, Specialist in European Affairs (karchickcrs.loc.gov, 7-2668)Derek E. Mix, Analyst in European Affairs (dmixcrs.loc.gov, 7-9116)March 13, 2015 (IN10129)BackgroundThe United States and the 28-member European Union (EU) have pursued
2、similar policies in responseto the conflict in Ukraine. (For background, see CRS Report RL33460, Ukraine: Current Issues and U.S.Policy.) Both have provided financial aid to bolster Ukraines political transition and economy,condemned Russias annexation of Crimea, and called for Russia to end its sup
3、port of separatists ineastern Ukraine. They have also urged the full implementation of the September 2014 and February2015 ceasefire agreements.Following the annexation of Crimea in March 2014, the EU and the United States adopted a series ofvisa bans and asset freezes on several dozen Russian and U
4、krainian individuals and entities. Despitethe subsequent conflict in eastern Ukraine, however, many European officials were wary initially ofimposing stronger sanctions that they feared might isolate and provoke Russia and jeopardize tradeand investment relations; some EU countries highly dependent
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