EU’s tenth package of sanctions to target not only piticians, but also pragandists – von der Leyen

Eurean Commission President Ursula von den Leyen said this at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Vodymyr Zelensky and Eurean Council President Charles Michel.

"Russia must pay for the destruction caused and the blood spilled. In the next days, we will prose the tenth package of sanctions. First, we will impose sanctions on a number of pitical and military leaders. […] But we will also target Putin's pragandists, because their lies are poisoning the public space in Russia and abroad. […] We are going after them," von der Leyen said.

She noted that the leadership of the Eurean institutions heard the messages very well during their recent visit to Kyiv, when President Zelensky insisted on such a step.

Secondly, the package will include an additional exports ban worth more than EUR 10 billion. "This will further starve Russia's military machine and continue to shake the foundation of its economy," she said.

Earlier reports said that the tenth package of sanctions against Russia could be adted before the first-year anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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