Kallas plans to propose most far-reaching sanctions list against Russia this autumn

EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas has pledged to unveil proposals for the most comprehensive sanctions against Russia since the onset of its war against Ukraine in the autumn. In a recent interview with Die Welt, Kallas stated that July marked the deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians since the start of Putin's invasion. Moscow's military has not been successful on the battlefield and is now focusing on targeting Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure with missiles, a form of systematic terror.

Russia aims to render Ukrainian cities unlivable, while simultaneously attacking ships carrying grain in the Black Sea, threatening global food supplies. Kallas emphasized that Russia has suffered significant losses due to EU sanctions, surpassing EUR 1 trillion in cost to the war effort. She reiterated her commitment to presenting the most extensive sanctions list since the war began in the autumn, with the number of sanctioned Russian entities expected to rise by one-third if enacted.

The EU's top diplomat expressed hope that the passage of recent Russian sanctions legislation, championed by the late U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, will foster closer cooperation between Europe and the United States on this crucial matter.