Overview
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an evening address that the EU’s next sanctions package is in development with Ukraine and should be ready within a month.
- Kyiv proposes adding Russian companies and individuals who continue to profit from energy resources to curtail revenue fueling the war.
- The package vision includes updated measures against those involved in abducting Ukrainian children, with Zelensky urging broader international pressure.
- Zelensky called for stronger action against schemes that supply components for Russian weapons, assigning a leading role to Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry.
- Ukraine separately imposed sanctions on eight senior Kremlin figures, including Kirill Dmitriev, and five Russian publishing houses, while pursuing additional European support for its energy system.