Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the European Union’s seventeenth package deal of sanctions in opposition to Russia, calling it “a step in the correct course” and urging continued stress on Russia.
Zelenskyy thanked European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen and careworn the significance of concentrating on Russia’s tanker fleet in addition to the schemes Russia makes use of to construct up its navy business.
Sharing a put up on X, Zelenskyy wrote, “I thanked President of the European Fee @vonderLeyen and the whole EU for the seventeenth sanctions package deal. It’s a step in the correct course. It is very important impose robust restrictions on Russia’s tanker fleet, which serves to finance killings, in addition to on all of the schemes Russia makes use of to construct up its navy business. The extra stress there may be on Russia, the extra incentives Moscow must transfer towards real peace.”
Zelenskyy additionally confirmed discussions on the 18th sanctions package deal, emphasising the necessity to goal Russia’s power commerce and monetary methods to advertise peace.
“Ursula and I additionally mentioned preparations for the EU’s 18th sanctions package deal. Russian oil, power commerce infrastructure, banks, and monetary schemes — these are the areas that damage Russia essentially the most, and due to this fact contribute essentially the most to peace. I thank everybody who advocates for harder sanctions and makes robust selections. We additionally mentioned intimately yesterday’s dialog with President Trump and our joint diplomatic work with companions. Europe should be on board, and we’re coordinating each step as carefully as attainable,” the put up added.
The European Council mentioned in a press launch, “At present’s seventeenth package deal is a part of an excellent broader set of EU measures additionally concentrating on Russia’s hybrid actions, home violations of human rights and the usage of riot management brokers by Russian forces in Ukraine, below three different sanctions regimes.”
As well as, the EU additionally imposed particular person sanctions (asset freeze and prohibition to make funds accessible) concentrating on the shadow fleet ecosystem, particularly on actors enabling the operation of the shadow fleet. These measures cowl delivery corporations liable for the transportation of crude oil and oil merchandise by sea and interesting in harmful practices at sea whereas transporting Russian oil, together with entities from the United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Hong Kong. The record additionally consists of one essential insurer of the Russian oil delivery business.