The European Union will unveil a new sanctions package against Russia next month, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced. She said the bloc would continue targeting Moscow’s war economy and warned that Vladimir Putin “cannot be trusted to honor any promise or commitment.”
Kallas spoke after a virtual European Council summit on Ukraine, which followed a high-level meeting in Washington between Ukrainian and EU leaders and U.S. President Donald Trump, the Guardian reported.
BREAKING French President Macron calls for stepping up sanctions against Russia if President Putin does not move forward on peace with Ukraine.
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She added that Ukraine’s security and stronger Russia sanctions will top the agenda at upcoming meetings of EU foreign and defense ministers, stressing the need for credible guarantees to deter further Russian aggression.
The unity among EU leaders in today’s virtual Summit was palpable.
— Kaja Kallas (@kajakallas) August 19, 2025
Everyone is committed to a lasting peace that protects both Ukraine’s and Europe’s vital security interests.
