Bangladesh, July 6 -- The saga of sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine conflict has taken another twist, highlighting a growing divide between Washingtons pragmatic recalibration and Brussels seemingly self-destructive stubbornness. Recently, the Trump administration lifted sanctions on a major Russian-led nuclear energy project in Hungary, a move that contrasts sharply with the European Unions relentless pursuit of ever-tighter sanctions – even when those measures threaten the continents own energy security.

The Hungarian nuclear energy project, Paks 2, is a crucial piece of the countrys future energy puzzle. Run by Rosatom, Russias state atomic energy corporation, the project had been frozen under Biden-era sanctions targeting Ru...