European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas shared on Friday that the bloc extended its sanctions against Russia. In a post on X, she further detailed that the work on the 19th sanctions package is currently being finalized. “[The EU is] looking into additional curbs on Russian oil sales, shadow oil tankers, and banks. We’ll keep choking off the cash for [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s war,” she said. In the meantime, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky continues to insist that more pressure needs to be put on Moscow, adding that Russia needs to be deprived of its money and resources.
UK imposes 100 new sanctions on Russia
The United Kingdom announced on Friday a new package of sanctions against Russia targeting 100 entities and individuals. They include 70 ships in the so-called shadow fleet, which transports Russian oil in violation of previously imposed sanctions, as well as 30 companies and individuals in Russia, China, Turkey and Azerbaijan that supply Russia with weapon components. “In the last fortnight, Putin has again obstructed US peace efforts by launching the largest air attack of the war against Ukraine, with over 800 missiles and drones fired at the country in a single night. The numbers of Russian drones and missiles launched against Ukraine – 6,500 in July alone – are now ten times the level of a year ago,” the Foreign Office said.