Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attend a joint press conference in Brussels, on Aug. 17, 2025. (Simon Wohlfahrt/AFP/Getty Images)
"This package will be forthcoming in early September. We know that sanctions are effective. We have already put Russia's immobilized assets to work for the benefit of Ukraine, and we will continue to put pressure on Russia's war economy to bring President Putin to the negotiation table," she added.
Zelenskyy thanked von der Leyen for the additional sanction measures, adding that "sanctions show we are serious."
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Following waves of coordinated Western sanctions over its war in Ukraine, Russia has become the world’s most sanctioned nation—more economically isolated than any country in modern history.
In 2024, Russia was the primary target of U.S. financial sanctions, with 1,706 Russian persons placed on the Treasury Department’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list. In addition, Russia drove the bulk of U.S. sanctions activity, making up 70% of new names added to the Treasury’s blacklist.
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets a Russian delegation and some officials ahead of the Istanbul talks on May 14, 2025 in Moscow, Russia. (Kremlin Press Office / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
The EU's most recent package, which was announced in July, targeted Russia's energy revenues, banking sector, military industrial base, and tightened loopholes for sanctions evasion.
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In this round, the EU also blacklisted 444 vessels tied to the Kremlin’s so-called "ghost ships" — a covert network of tankers that transport Russian oil around the world in defiance of G7 price caps and EU sanctions. The measure also imposed sanctions on more than 2,500 people.
Amanda covers the intersection of business and geopolitics for Fox News Digital.
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