Of . – 09/22/2022 07:43 (act 09/22/2022 09:13)
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell announced new measures. ©AP (image of symbol)
In an informal meeting, ministers from the 27 EU member states agreed to increase sanctions against Russia.
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in New York that states have made the political decision to take new sector-specific and individual measures. Furthermore, the EU will continue to support Ukraine with weapons.
Tougher sanctions on Russia by EU ministers
The meeting came hours after Vladimir Putin announced Russia’s first wartime deployment since World War II. Borrell said the Russian president’s announcement showed panic and despair. “It is clear that Putin is trying to destroy Ukraine,” Borrell told reporters.
Kuleba briefed EU foreign ministers on the situation in Ukraine
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba briefed EU Foreign Ministers on the situation in Ukraine at their meeting. The ministers agreed to prepare an eighth sanctions package. Borrell said the new sanctions target key sectors of Russia’s economy and individuals responsible for the war of aggression against Ukraine. The next formal meeting of EU foreign ministers is scheduled for mid-October. Then the eighth sanctions package could be formalized.
Foreign ministers announce stronger support for Ukraine
The foreign ministers of the seven major industrial nations announced their intention to increase their support for Ukraine. “We reaffirm the cooperation of the G7 countries in supporting Ukraine and ensuring food and energy security,” Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi told a news conference in New York. As part of additional sanctions against Russia, Japan will ban, among other things, the export of products that could be used for chemical weapons to Russia.