Von der Leyen after his conversation with Trump: 19th package of sanctions against Russia will be presented soon

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced the presentation of the 19th package of EU sanctions against Russia "shortly" after a "fruitful" conversation with the US President Donald Trump. About this she said wrote in the social network X (Twitter).

"The Commission will soon present its 19th package of sanctions targeting cryptocurrencies, banks and the energy sector," the European Commission President wrote.

She emphasized that she "had a fruitful conversation with Trump about strengthening our joint efforts to increase economic pressure on Russia through additional measures."

Von der Leyen added that Russia's war economy is based on fossil fuel revenues, which are financing the bloodshed in Ukraine.

"To put an end to this, the European Commission will propose to speed up the abandonment of Russian imported energy," the European Commission President said.

• On September 10, Ursula von der Leyen said that the EU is considering accelerate the phase-out of Russian fossil fuels as part of the 19th package of sanctions against Russia.
• On September 16, Politico wrote that the 19th package of EU sanctions against Russia withdrawn from the agenda Committee of Permanent Representatives of the EU (Coreper II).