Exclusive: Europe seeks to underpin Russia sanctions, fearing Trump overhaul

Tom Keatinge, of think tank the Royal United Services Institute, said European policy makers had been preparing "autonomous European sanctions considering the possibility of a Trump presidency" but would have to bolster enforcement. "Should a Trump presidency reverse U.S. sanctions on Russia, Europeans will need to be much more muscular in ... enforcement action and will no longer be able to hide behind Uncle Sam," he said. A spokesperson for the Trump campaign said that President Joe Biden's "weak agenda ... has emboldened our adversaries, led to war in Ukraine", criticising Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris as "dangerously liberal", without outlining his position on sanctions.