{"id":8771,"date":"2026-09-03T04:12:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T04:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/8771\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T04:12:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T04:12:23","slug":"eu-preparing-new-sanctions-targeting-russias-military-industry-kallas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/8771\/","title":{"rendered":"EU preparing new sanctions targeting Russia\u2019s military industry: Kallas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>European Commission High Representative and Vice President Kaja Kallas speaks at a press conference during an informal meeting of EU defence ministers (FAC Defence) at Druids Glen in Wicklow, south of Dublin, Ireland, on September 1, 2026. (AFP Photo)<\/p>\n<p>\n                    September 02, 2026 02:46 PM GMT+03:00\n                <\/p>\n<p>The European Union is preparing a new sanctions list targeting Russia\u2019s military industry and covering 1,600 additional individuals and entities, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking ahead of an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Ireland, known as the Gymnich format, Kallas said ministers would discuss ways to increase pressure on Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>She also blamed Russia for an Aug. 4 incident at Germany\u2019s Leipzig-Halle Airport, where a drone believed to contain an explosive device was found, saying the case carried \u201call the characteristics of state-sponsored terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"newspicture\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1280\/853;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/eu-preparing-new-sanctions-targeting-russias-military-industry-kallas-3227299_202609021433_202609021.jpeg\" alt=\"In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on aviation development at the Flight Research Institute named after M.M. Gromov in Zhukovsky in the Moscow region, June 24, 2026. (Photo via Sputnik\/HO\/AFP Photo)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-width=\"1280\" data-height=\"853\" meta-alt=\"In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on aviation development at the Flight Research Institute named after M.M. Gromov in Zhukovsky in the Moscow region, June 24, 2026. (Photo via Sputnik\/HO\/AFP Photo)\"\/><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turkiyetoday.com\/s\/i\/i-fotobuyut.svg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n                    In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia&#8217;s President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on aviation development at the Flight Research Institute named after M.M. Gromov in Zhukovsky in the Moscow region, June 24, 2026. (Photo via Sputnik\/HO\/AFP Photo)\n                <\/p>\n<p>            Kallas urges stronger pressure on Moscow<\/p>\n<p>Kallas said hybrid attacks against Europe should serve as a warning to countries that have so far taken what she described as a softer approach toward Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>She said measures announced by Germany in response to the drone incident sent a \u201cvery strong signal\u201d and demonstrated solidarity among EU member states with Berlin.<\/p>\n<p>The new sanctions package being prepared would focus on Russia\u2019s military industry and include 1,600 individuals and organizations, she said.<\/p>\n<p>More to Read<\/p>\n<p>                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.turkiyetoday.com\/world\/eu-hits-russias-military-industrial-complex-with-new-sanctions-3225612\" title=\"EU hits Russia\u2019s military-industrial complex with new sanctions \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/eu-imposes-new-sanctions-targeting-russias-military-industrial-complex-3225612_20260807171845.jpg\" class=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"EU hits Russia\u2019s military-industrial complex with new sanctions \"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.turkiyetoday.com\/world\/eus-kallas-seeks-to-expand-russia-sanctions-list-by-one-third-3226231\" title=\"EU\u2019s Kallas seeks to expand Russia sanctions list by one-third \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/eus-kallas-seeks-one-third-expansion-of-russia-sanctions-list-3226231_20260817095027.jpg\" class=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"EU\u2019s Kallas seeks to expand Russia sanctions list by one-third \"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>            EU foreign policy decision-making also on agenda<\/p>\n<p>Kallas said ministers would also discuss how the EU could become more effective in foreign policy, arguing that the bloc needs to act \u201cmore agilely\u201d in the current geopolitical environment.<\/p>\n<p>Another topic will be how Europe can speak with \u201cone voice\u201d on multilateral international platforms.<\/p>\n<p>The ministers are also expected to exchange views on freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz, as well as the latest situation in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turkiyetoday.com\/s\/i\/i-share.svg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>September 02, 2026 02:46 PM GMT+03:00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"European Commission High Representative and Vice President Kaja Kallas speaks at a press conference during an informal meeting&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8772,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[14],"class_list":["post-8771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-defence-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8771\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}