Espreso Global Sanctions against Russia EU extends Russia sanctions for six months, prepares 19th package — Kaja Kallas

EU extends Russia sanctions for six months, prepares 19th package — Kaja Kallas

12 September, 2025 Friday

16:10

Sanctions against Russia

The EU has extended sanctions against Russia for its war in Ukraine by another six months. They're currently working on the 19th round of sanctions

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EU Foreign Affairs Chief Kaja Kallas reported this in X.

“We just extended our sanctions on Russia,” she wrote.

She added that the EU is finalizing the 19th package of measures, “looking into additional curbs on Russian oil sales, shadow oil tankers, and banks.”

“We’ll keep choking off the cash for Putin’s war,” Kallas emphasized.

We just extended our sanctions on Russia.

At the same time, we are finalising work on the 19th package – looking into additional curbs on Russian oil sales, shadow oil tankers, and banks.

We’ll keep choking off the cash for Putin’s war.
— Kaja Kallas (@kajakallas) September 12, 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that work is underway on the 19th package of sanctions against Russia, which may include restrictions on the banking sector and the shadow fleet.