The European Union aims to adopt a new, 20th, package of sanctions against Russia next Monday, EU diplomacy chief Kaja Kallas said at a press conference earlier today.
The sanctions are aimed at causing serious damage to the Russian economy, limiting its ability to wage war.
Kaja Kallas is the EU representative of Foreign Affairs & Security Policy.

"While Russia's army is stalled in Ukraine, its hybrid warfare is intensifying. Moscow is trying to weaken Europe without crossing the threshold of open warfare. From cyber attacks to sabotage and drone incursions, we have seen reckless and deliberate escalation. But Europe is also responding. We are sanctioning those responsible. We have tightened controls of the movements of Russian diplomats. We have stepped up actions against Russia's shadow fleet, and we deployed hybrid response teams to partner countries at risk. All this goes together with more investments in drone and cyber defences. And finally, on Ukraine, the talks in Geneva once again showed that Russia is not moving away from its maximalist demands."