EU close to agreement on new sanctions against Russia, Kallas says
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on July 15, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on July 15, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
EU countries are nearing an agreement on a new sanctions package against Russia, as stated by EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas during a Brussels meeting.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -EU countries are close to reaching an agreement on a new package of sanctions against Russia, the bloc's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday.
"We hope to reach a political agreement on the 18th sanctions package. We are very, very close. I hope it comes today," Kallas said before a meeting with foreign affairs ministers from the 27 EU countries in Brussels.
(Reporting by Bart Meijer; Editing by Kim Coghill)
EU countries are close to reaching an agreement on a new package of sanctions against Russia, according to foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.
Kaja Kallas expressed hope that a political agreement on the 18th sanctions package could be reached today.
The information regarding the sanctions agreement is reported by Bart Meijer, with editing by Kim Coghill.
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