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EU will not lift any sanctions against Russia, von der Leyen says

  • On Friday, President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Brussels, Belgium, for the second day of an EU leaders' summit, ready to discuss support for Ukraine's energy grid, the 2027 budget, and the EU membership bid.
  • European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa stated the EU will not lift sanctions against Russia, asserting Russia failed to respect Trump's energy ceasefire.
  • Von der Leyen announced the European Union is working on a new 22nd package of sanctions against Russia, declaring "we have to increase the pressure." This follows Russia's ceasefire violations.
  • Costa and von der Leyen congratulated President Volodymyr Zelensky for passing reforms allowing Kyiv's EU membership bid to proceed earlier this week, with Costa stating, "you can count on us."
  • Officials plan to announce a dedicated task force to help Ukraine advance the rule of law, a requirement for the country to unlock essential support funds and achieve EU membership.
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The leaders of the European Union (EU) have come out in defense of Ukraine when the tension between the President of the United States, Donald Trump, and that of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, has again reached peaks because of the White House's decision to lower sanctions on the Kremlin, in exchange for Moscow releasing diesel in global markets to cope with rising prices. "We will not lift sanctions until Russia stops the war," said European Comm…

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has promised to impose sanctions against Russia until it ends the war against Ukraine. This is reported by European media. The day before, Zelenskyy arrived in Brussels and had a number of meetings with European politicians, including “friend Macron” and the NATO Secretary General

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yle broke the news in Helsinki, Finland on Friday, October 16, 2026.
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