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EU prepares new sanctions on Russia and reaffirms support for Ukraine after fresh escalation
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EU prepares new sanctions on Russia and reaffirms support for Ukraine after fresh escalation

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The European Union is preparing up to 1,600 measures targeting Russia’s military-industrial complex after what officials described as a new wave of hybrid attacks in EU territory.
  • EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the bloc would tighten enforcement against sanctions evasion and consider entry and visa restrictions for Russian nationals.
  • European officials also reaffirmed support for Ukraine, including additional air-defense assistance, while debate over frozen Russian assets will continue.

The European Union is preparing its largest-ever package of sanctions against Russia as officials warn that hybrid attacks on European soil are entering a new phase. The measures could include up to 1,600 actions targeting Russia’s military-industrial complex.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the package aims to prevent Russia from producing the missiles that kill Ukrainians every day. She said the proposals could be presented in October and stressed that the bloc must also fight sanctions evasion. Thousands of foreign-made components continue to appear in the remains of Russian missiles and drones used in the war in Ukraine.

Kallas said the EU had summoned Russia’s top diplomatic representative after an incident in Leipzig, Germany. She described the incident as having the characteristics of state terrorism. EU countries also broadly support a plan to bar former Russian combatants from entering the bloc and impose tougher visa restrictions on Russian tourists.

to prevent them from manufacturing the missiles that kill Ukrainians every day

— Kaja KallasShe described the purpose of the EU’s planned sanctions package against Russia.

The informal meeting of European foreign ministers in Ireland included representatives from Ukraine, Canada, Iceland, Norway, the United Kingdom and Switzerland. Participants strongly backed Germany and other countries that have faced drone incursions or hybrid attacks in recent months. Some ministers announced new air-defense support for Ukraine, while others again raised the possible use of Russian assets frozen under sanctions.

In Brussels, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said pressure on Russia would continue and increase. Von der Leyen said, "We will not stop, not until Russia stops bombing and killing innocent children, men and women in Ukraine." She called the Leipzig incident a new escalation on EU territory directly attributable to Russia and said the series of incidents represented a new normal requiring a stronger European response.

We will not stop, not until Russia stops bombing and killing innocent children, men and women in Ukraine.

— Ursula von der LeyenShe reaffirmed that European pressure on Russia would continue.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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