title: From Transaction to Transformation: Explaining the Leadership Shift on EU Sanctions Policy Against Russia
abstract: The article examines the leadership shift toward the EU sanctions policy against Russia in context of ongoing reconsideration of status quo that was caused by full-scale Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The author draws attention to the transformation of the EU political leadership and their vision on the matter of foreign policy-making as a response to Russian aggression. Particular focus is put on the comparative analysis of competition outcomes between transactional and transformational viewpoin
journal: Studia Europejskie-Studies in European Affairs