EU Preparing Its Most Sweeping Sanctions Package Against Russia — Kallas
The head of European diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, said the EU plans to present a new sanctions package against Russia in the coming months that could become the most sweeping since the start of the full-scale invasion. As UATV English reports, this was reported by Reuters . The EU intends to significantly expand sanctions against Russia in the coming months, said EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.…
European Union's diplomacy chief Kaja Kallas announced that the bloc is set to unveil a comprehensive sanctions package targeting Russia in the forthcoming months, potentially marking the most stringent measures since the outset of the full-scale invasion. Reuters and UATV English have independently reported on this development.
According to Kallas, the EU aims to considerably broaden sanctions against Russia in the months ahead. The foreign policy chief elucidated in an interview with German newspaper Die Welt that the package is intended to be the most extensive since the commencement of the war. Upon implementation, the total count of sanctioned Russian entities will surge by one-third, according to Kallas.
She stressed the necessity of escalating pressure on Moscow until it terminates its aggression. However, Kallas refrained from disclosing the timing or specifics of the new sanctions package. In July, the EU approved the latest sanctions package against Russia in response to the Ukraine conflict, imposing restrictions on the nation's banking sector and cryptocurrency ecosystem.
Additionally, the US Senate endorsed Lindsey Graham's bill aimed at intensifying sanctions against Russia and Iran. Separately, New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters unveiled an additional round of sanctions targeting individuals and organizations aiding Russia's war against Ukraine, encompassing those implicated in the abduction of Ukrainian children.
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