Ukraine, EU preparing new package of sanctions – Zelensky
According to Ukrinform, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this in his evening video address.
"Today, Ukraine introduced sanctions. Russia continues its war, and in response, there must be our strong pressure with partners – pressure that is truly tangible for Russia, that brings them losses and that is felt politically," Zelensky said.
"Today's sanctions decrees target political figures – Russian government officials working with the occupation, propagandists of various kinds who justify Putin and attempt to 'normalize' the war and the occupation. We are also imposing sanctions on collaborators and on everyone who serves Russia's war machine," he said.
According to Zelensky, Russia has made many attempts to deceive the world about what is happening and to disrupt processes with the United States and Europe. "Everything gets its own reaction, its own sanctions," he noted.
"We are preparing with our EU partners, the 20th sanctions package already. We expect this package's content to be prepared within a month and we propose including in the EU's 20th sanctions package Russian legal entities and individuals that are still profiting from energy resources. There will also be updates on the abductors of Ukrainian children – this must be met with truly global pressure. And, of course, there must also be substantially increased pressure on all schemes that enable Russian military production. This is vital," he said.
"Every Russian missile and every Russian drone contains specific components from other countries, specific countries, without them there would simply be no Russian weapons. Work on this must be stepped up significantly, and responsibility lies in particular with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs," he concluded.
As Ukrinform reported, President Volodymyr Zelensky approved the NSDC decision to impose sanctions against former head of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine Oleksandr Tupytskyi, senior Russian officials, and Russian publishing houses.
Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine
