{"id":441035,"date":"2025-09-21T13:46:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T13:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/441035\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T13:46:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T13:46:11","slug":"zelenskyy-urges-tough-sanctions-on-russia-ahead-of-trump-meeting-politico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/441035\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelenskyy urges tough sanctions on Russia ahead of Trump meeting \u2013 POLITICO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe must cut off all possible supply routes and means of evading sanctions,\u201d Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n<p>The Ukrainian leader is <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-missile-drone-attack-zelenskyy-b517772651a4c95c8d66ce2777c544ff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">expecting to meet with<\/a>\u00a0Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week, where he will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/sep\/20\/zelenskyy-accuses-allies-of-wasting-time-as-he-prepares-for-trump-meeting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seek clarifications<\/a> on what security guarantees the U.S. is willing to provide as part of a peace settlement.<\/p>\n<p>The call for stronger sanctions comes after EU and NATO countries saw their national airspace violated by Moscow. At least <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/poland-scrambles-fighters-shoots-down-russian-drones-after-airspace-violations-ukraine-warning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">20 Russian drones made it into Poland<\/a> earlier this month, in what the country called a Russian provocation. Three Russian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/russian-fighter-jets-breach-estonian-airspace-near-tallinn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fighter jets<\/a> made an incursion into Estonia on Friday which the country called \u201can extremely dangerous provocation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The European Commission presented a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/eu-commission-approves-new-russia-sanctions-package-to-hit-putins-war-chest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new package of sanctions against Russia<\/a> on Friday, which included measures on more Chinese and Indian entities. The package still needs the approval of the EU governments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe count on the 19th EU sanctions package <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1969667804187009345\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1969667804187009345\" target=\"_blank\">to be truly painful<\/a>, and on the United States to join the Europeans,\u201d Zelenskyy said in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1969667804187009345\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1969667804187009345\" target=\"_blank\">Sunday\u2019s social media post<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cWe must cut off all possible supply routes and means of evading sanctions,\u201d Zelenskyy said. 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