President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky On Sunday he said he had called on the EU to immediately allocate its next round of aid to Ukraine and pressed for a new wave of sanctions. Russia in a phone call with The European Commission Chief Ursula von der leyne,
“Discussed the allocation of the next tranche of #EU macro- (financial) assistance ASAP. Stressed the need to prepare the 8th package of (Western) sanctions (on Russia), including a ban on issuance of visas to Russian citizens,” he Told. on Twitter.
Zelensky, who has warned Europeans to expect a tough winter due to cuts in Russian oil and gas exports, also said that he and von der Leyen “reported Russia’s additional gains from oil and gas sales”. Steps to Limit”.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Dennis Schmihali previously said that Kyiv It was expecting a tranche of 5 billion euros ($4.98 billion) in macro-financial aid from the EU in the coming week.
“Discussed the allocation of the next tranche of #EU macro- (financial) assistance ASAP. Stressed the need to prepare the 8th package of (Western) sanctions (on Russia), including a ban on issuance of visas to Russian citizens,” he Told. on Twitter.
Zelensky, who has warned Europeans to expect a tough winter due to cuts in Russian oil and gas exports, also said that he and von der Leyen “reported Russia’s additional gains from oil and gas sales”. Steps to Limit”.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Dennis Schmihali previously said that Kyiv It was expecting a tranche of 5 billion euros ($4.98 billion) in macro-financial aid from the EU in the coming week.