Ukrainekrieg: EU-Außenbeauftragte will Sanktionen gegen Russland ausweiten
Drohen Russland neue EU-Sanktionen? Außenbeauftragte Kaja Kallas spricht von „systematischem Terror“ gegen ukrainische Zivilisten – und will den Druck auf Moskau weiter erhöhen.
The EU is planning to expand its sanctions against Russia in response to the ongoing war against Ukraine, according to EU Foreign Affairs Representative Kaja Kallas. The new sanctions, set to be presented in the fall, are expected to increase the number of sanctioned individuals, companies, and organizations by one-third. Kallas emphasized that the pressure must be intensified until Russia ends the war, noting that the current sanctions have already cost Russia's war machine over a trillion euros.
She also expressed hope that Europe and the US would continue to work together on sanctions. Kallas described Russia's attacks on Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure as "systematic terror" and warned that Russia's recent strikes on grain ships in the Black Sea threaten global food supplies. Since the beginning of Russia's military campaign in February 2022, the EU has approved 21 rounds of sanctions against Russia, with the most recent one enacted in July.
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