"It is regrettable because more pressure is needed on Russia, which shows no genuine desire for peace," Malmer Stenergard writes in a comment to TT.
The Foreign Minister believes the decision puts greater onus on the EU to "help Ukraine get through the fifth winter of war".
“We have limited opportunities to influence the United States, but we have full opportunities to influence how we ourselves act,” she continues.
The sanctions had been approved by the US Congress and were intended to further punish Russia for its war of aggression in Ukraine.
On Saturday night, local time in Sweden, the White House announced that US President Donald Trump was preventing the US’s new sanctions package against Russia from taking effect.