{"id":1355190,"date":"2026-04-24T14:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T11:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1355190"},"modified":"2026-04-24T12:56:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T09:56:27","slug":"eu-pushes-to-accelerate-work-on-21st-sanctions-package-against-russia-kallas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/eu-pushes-to-accelerate-work-on-21st-sanctions-package-against-russia-kallas\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Pushes to Accelerate Work on 21st Sanctions Package Against Russia \u2014 Kallas"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>The European Union is moving to speed up preparations for a 21st sanctions package against Russia, with member states calling for stronger and faster action, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UATV English<\/a>\u00a0reports.<\/p>\n   <p>Speaking ahead of the second day of an informal EU summit in Cyprus, Kallas highlighted recent progress, including the approval of the \u20ac90 billion support package for Ukraine and the adoption of the 20th sanctions package.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cGood news for Ukraine: we have resolved the issue of the \u20ac90 billion loan and adopted the 20th sanctions package. Now, of course, we also need to revisit previous \u2018red lines\u2019 that blocked certain measures and consider what more can be done,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>According to Kallas, EU leaders are firmly pushing forward work on the next round of sanctions, signaling continued pressure on Moscow.<\/p>\n   <p>\u201cThis sends a clear message to Russia that they will not outlast us, and it is also a clear message that Ukraine matters more to us \u2014 and that we will continue supporting it,\u201d she emphasized.<\/p>\n   <p>The push for a new sanctions package comes as the EU looks to tighten restrictions and close remaining loopholes, following earlier measures targeting Russia\u2019s energy sector, financial system, and military-industrial complex.<\/p>\n   <p>In a joint statement, Ant\u00f3nio Costa, Ursula von der Leyen, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the recent decisions and called on international partners to help address Ukraine\u2019s remaining financing needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Union is moving to speed up preparations for a 21st &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":1264620,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,49,36418,36415],"tags":[78,72928],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1355190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en-2","category-11473-news-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-sanctions-on-russia"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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