Ukrainekrieg: EU-Außenbeauftragte will Sanktionen gegen Russland ausweiten

Brussels - The EU intends to broaden Russia sanctions, thereby intensifying the pressure on Moscow over its aggressive war against Ukraine. In autumn, it plans to present "the most extensive sanctions list since the war began," said EU Foreign Representative Kaja Kallas to "The World." If approved, the number of sanctioned Russian individuals, companies, and organizations would increase by a third.

"The pressure must be intensified until Russia ends the war," Kallas added to the newspaper. Existing EU sanctions have already cost Russia's war machine over a trillion euros. She also hopes that Europe and the United States will continue to tighten sanctions. As Moscow fails on the battlefield, it increasingly directs its rockets at Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure, which Kallas calls "systematic terror."

By attacking grain-carrying ships in the Black Sea, Russia also threatens global food supply. "We cannot allow Putin to succeed in this," Kallas said. Since the start of the Russian aggression in February 2022, the EU has approved a total of 21 sanction packages against Russia - the last one at the end of July. This includes further measures against the Russian financial and energy sectors, as well as a travel ban for Russian soldiers.