The 19th package of EU sanctions against Russia will include measures targeting cryptocurrencies, banks and the energy sector, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced in X.
According to her, Brussels will “accelerate the process of phasing out imports of Russian fuels“.
The head of the EC announced a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump, during which she discussed the introduction of “economic measures against Russia“.
Earlier, the European Commission announced that it was continuing discussions on the next package of anti-Russian sanctions and would present it when it was ready. Meanwhile, the European publication Politico reported that the EC will not present the 19th package of restrictions on September 17, as expected, and its publication has been postponed indefinitely. According to Politico, the delay is due to the EU's shift in focus from imposing new sanctions against Russia to putting pressure on Slovakia and Hungary to “reduce their dependence on Russian oil“.
On September 13, Trump said that he was ready to impose severe sanctions on Russia if all members of the North Atlantic Alliance acted together and stopped buying Russian oil. He noted that the continued import of energy resources from Russia by some NATO allies had “weakened the alliance's negotiating position“. In addition, the head of the White House called on NATO countries to impose import tariffs of 50 to 100% on China. He claims that this will help end the Ukrainian crisis, but that such tariffs can be lifted after a peaceful settlement of the issue.