Overview

• Ursula von der Leyen and President Donald Trump agreed at the UN General Assembly to accelerate efforts to curb Russia’s fossil‑fuel revenues.
• The EU’s proposed 19th sanctions package would ban Russian LNG from European markets and target refineries, oil traders, and third‑country facilities enabling circumvention.
• Brussels’ accelerated timeline and new measures still require unanimous backing from EU member states before they can take effect.
• Trump said the United States stands ready to levy a very strong round of tariffs on Russia if it refuses to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine.
• Von der Leyen cited repeated Russian airspace incursions and said the EU is speeding defense efforts on its eastern flank, while also coordinating with the U.S. to help return Ukraine’s missing children.