{"id":1358536,"date":"2026-04-30T17:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T14:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1358536"},"modified":"2026-04-29T12:59:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T09:59:27","slug":"estonian-foreign-minister-assures-next-sanctions-package-against-russia-will-be-tough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/estonian-foreign-minister-assures-next-sanctions-package-against-russia-will-be-tough\/","title":{"rendered":"Estonian Foreign Minister assures next sanctions package against Russia will be tough"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Estonia\u2019s Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna stated that the 21st package of sanctions against Russia, the development of which has already begun in the European Union, will be tough and will target Russian energy resources.<\/p>\n   <p>The statement by the head of Estonia\u2019s foreign policy ministry is cited by <a href=\"https:\/\/rus.err.ee\/1610008258\/cahkna-21-j-paket-sankcij-protiv-rossii-budet-zhestkim\">ERR<\/a>, as <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English <\/a>reports.<\/p>\n   <p>The minister\u2019s comment regarding the upcoming sanctions package came in the context of a change of power in Hungary, where the long-standing government of Viktor Orb\u00e1n will be replaced by P\u00e9ter Magyar and his \u201cTisza\u201d party.<\/p>\n   <p>As Margus Tsahkna noted, Europe should take advantage of political changes in Hungary to achieve decisions necessary to support Ukraine.<\/p>\n   <p>\u201cThe most critical, of course, are the upcoming sanctions packages. The 20th package of sanctions has been adopted, the 21st is being prepared, and it will be quite tough, especially regarding energy resources,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n   <p>It is recalled that the Council of the European Union on April 23, through a written procedure, adopted amendments to the EU\u2019s long-term budget for 2021\u20132027, which will allow providing Ukraine with a \u20ac90 billion loan in 2026\u20132027, as well as the 20th package of EU sanctions against Russia.<\/p>\n   <p>The 20th package of sanctions includes more than 100 individual restrictions, increased pressure on the energy sector and the \u201cshadow fleet,\u201d as well as new measures against financial institutions in third countries and companies supporting Russia\u2019s military-industrial complex.<\/p>\n   <p>After that, it became known that the European Union has begun work on a new sanctions package against Russia.<\/p>\n   <p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/ukrainian-drones-now-strike-up-to-1-750-km-deep-strike-range-expanded-2-5-times\/\">Ukrainian Drones Now Strike Up to 1,750 km: Deep Strike Range Expanded 2.5 Times<\/a><audio autoplay=\"\"><\/audio><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Estonia\u2019s Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna stated that the 21st package of sanctions &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1261550,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,49,51,36415,53,50],"tags":[76,78,72928],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1358536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-en","category-europe-en","category-11473-news-en","category-russia-en","category-svit-en","tag-glavnoe-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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