Power of 12th EU sanction package should be greater than previous ones – Zelenskyy’s speech at European Council summit

KYIV. Oct 27 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The power of the new 12th sanctions package of the European Union should be greater than that of previous packages, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, speaking via video link at the European Council summit on Thursday.

“I am grateful for the sanctions pressure on Russia – each of the sanctions packages adopted is really needed. The key now is to ensure that all sanctions work to the fullest and that Russia cannot circumvent them,” he stated.

According to Zelenskyy, “to manipulate sanctions and to neutralize them has become one of the Kremlin’s top priorities. So, we should intensify our joint work against this – against all intermediaries that help Russia circumvent sanctions, particularly in Europe and other regions of the world.”

“A new, twelfth package of EU sanctions is being discussed. We have to take into account the experience of all previous packages, and the power of the new EU sanctions step should be greater than the previous ones,” the President stressed.

In addition, Zelenskyy once again noted the need to freeze all assets of the terrorist state of Russia and its accomplices in all available jurisdictions and use them to compensate for the damage caused to Ukraine.

“It is fair that the funds accumulated by the Russian regime for the sake of war should be used for peace. And it is an affirmation of the power of law – to use such funds in the interests of the victims of Russia’s violation of international law,” Zelenskyy said.

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