The EU Council approved the 17th package of sanctions against Russia

The Council of the European Union has approved the 17th package of sanctions against Russia.

Earlier, the head of the European Union (EU) diplomacy, Kaya Kallas, noted the disappointment of Brussels due to the lack of sufficient pressure from the United States on Russia during the negotiations on Ukraine. Speaking about the recent conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and American leader Donald Trump, the head of European diplomacy stressed that the EU would continue to put pressure on Moscow if it "does not agree to a cease-fire."

"We heard last week in the United States that if Russia does not agree to a complete and unconditional cease-fire, it will have consequences. Therefore, we want to see these consequences from the US side as well. Now we have not seen pressure on Russia during these negotiations," Kallas added before the meeting of the foreign ministers and Defense Ministers of the EU countries in Brussels.

She also said that today the EU Foreign Affairs Council will hear an intelligence report on the state of the Russian economy. According to European officials, "the effect of sanctions will be even greater in the coming months."

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The AFP news agency reported on May 14 that the European Union (EU) had agreed on the 17th package of sanctions against Russia. The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, also announced that the new sanctions list includes 189 tankers that allegedly transport Russian oil under the flags of various states.

On the same day, the Euractiv portal, citing diplomats, reported that the ambassadors from Hungary and Slovakia supported the 17th package of anti-Russian sanctions due to its relative weakness.

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