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Ursula von der Leyen: We are working on a new sanctions package against Russia

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen

06 July 2026 12:09 (UTC +04:00)

The European Union is working tirelessly to adopt the 21st package of sanctions against Russia in the coming days, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wrote on X, APA reports.

The post reads:

"Last night, the Russian regime once again blindly attacked civilians from the air, with over 400 drones and missiles attacking the capital.

Ukraine urgently needs more air defence. We will discuss it this week in Ankara at the NATO Summit.

Last week we provided the first €4 billion under our €90 billion loan, to strengthen Ukraine's defence with advanced drone technology.

More is coming very soon.

And we are working hard to seal the deal on the 21st sanctions package in the next days.

We will keep increasing the pressure until Russia ends the bloodshed."

Ilgar Khudiyev

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