Ukraine to introduce new sanctions against russia by end of year - Zelenskyy

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that by the end of the year Ukraine is preparing several more sanctions decisions - against russian entities, as well as those who help russian aggression. At least one package of sanctions is planned against persons working with the russian military industry, in particular, these are persons from China.

He reported this on Telegram.

"We are preparing several more sanctions decisions against russian entities and those who help russian aggression by the end of this year," the message says.

The President noted that there will be at least one package of sanctions against persons working with the russian military industry, and we are talking not only about persons from russia, but, in particular, from China.

"We are also preparing sanctions against those who justify russian aggression and promote russian influence through mass media, and against athletes who use their sports careers and people's attention to sports to glorify russian aggression," he said.

Zelenskyy reported that Ukraine is working with European structures on the details of the 20th package of sanctions of the European Union. He called the main task "so that European sanctions expand the pressure on the energy assets of putin and the oligarchs associated with him."

"A new sanctions package from Canada is also being prepared - thank you for this work. Ukraine will also continue the processes of synchronizing sanctions: the relevant decisions of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine and decrees - soon," Zelenskyy added.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, in the meantime, the United States has begun to gradually lift sanctions against individual companies and individuals that previously supplied equipment to russia, in particular for the defense sector. The reasons for this decision have not yet been made public.

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