Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv’s new PM says ‘more to be done’ after EU’s strongest sanctions package yet
Ukraine’s new prime minister has welcomed the European Union’s 18th sanctions package targeting Moscow’s oil and gas industry over its war in Ukraine.
“By targeting the ships, the banks, and the networks that sustain Russia’s war, this package strengthens the pressure where it counts,” Svyrydenko said in a post on X.
“There is more to be done. But each measure taken with clarity and resolve helps bring Russia’s war closer to its end.”
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also welcomed the agreement while EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said it is the “strongest” package yet.
“We are striking at the heart of Russia’s war machine,” von der Leyen said in a post on X. “The pressure is on. It will stay on until Putin ends this war.”
Its latest sanctions package on Russia will lower the G7’s price cap for crude oil to $47.6 per barrel, diplomats told Reuters today.
This comes as Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky are considering a deal that involves Washington buying battlefield-tested Ukrainian drones in exchange for Kyiv purchasing weapons from the US.
The Ukrainian president said his latest talks with Mr Trump focused on a deal that would help each country bolster its aerial technology.
On the battlefront, Russia said its troops have taken control of three villages in three different parts of the frontline running through Ukraine, a claim Kyiv denies.
