Kaya Kallas is preparing a package of restrictions that will increase the number of individuals and companies subject to sanctions by less than a third
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Kaya Callas (File photo: George Christoforou / EPA)
The European Union plans to significantly ramp up sanctions pressure on Russia in the coming months. The EU is preparing a new package of restrictions for the fall, which, if adopted, will be the largest since the start of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine. Kaja Kallas, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy , spoke about this in an interview with Die Welt .
According to her, the sanctions imposed earlier have already inflicted significant damage on the Russian economy and military-industrial complex. Callas estimates that the Russian military machine has suffered losses of approximately 1 trillion euros as a result of the sanctions.
At the same time, she assured that Brussels does not plan to stop there.
“This fall, I will present the most extensive sanctions list since the start of the war. If it is adopted, the number of sanctioned Russian individuals, companies, and organizations will immediately increase by a third. The pressure must continue to mount until Russia ends the war,” Kallas said.
The EU’s top diplomat did not specify exactly when she would present the new sanctions package or what restrictions it would include.
The adoption of sanctions against Russia may be opposed by European political forces and certain countries that are openly siding with the aggressor.
At the same time, Callas noted that she hopes for a convergence of positions between Europe and the United States on the issue of sanctions against Russia, against the backdrop of Congress’s consideration of a bill introduced by Senator Lindsey Graham, who died in July.
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This is a machine translation of the original article in Ukrainian. It may contain errors.