By PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent

THE European Union is preparing a 19th package of sanctions against Russia as the war in Ukraine passes three and a half years.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the new measures will be introduced in early September. She made the announcement during a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Brussels.

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