New EU sanctions against Russia arrive at the beginning of September on Ukraine

The European Union is preparing a new cycle of sanctions against Russia in retaliation for its current conflict in Ukraine, signaling a continuous resolution while the war drags beyond its three and a half years.

The announcement of the next sanctions package, the 19th round, comes from the Ukrainian president Meet the president Donald Trump At the White House to discuss the end of the war prospects. Zelenskyy, who will be flanked by main European leaders during his visit, has constantly approved Western sanctions coordinated as a vital tool against the trunk of the economic war of Russia.

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“As long as the bloodshed in Ukraine continues, Europe will maintain diplomatic and economic pressure on Russia. We will continue to strengthen sanctions,” the European Commission president, the president of the European Commission during a joint press conference with Zelenskyy, said on Sunday.

The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) and the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen attend a joint press conference in Brussels, on August 17, 2025. (Simon Wohlfahrt / AFP / Getty Images)

“This package will be published in early September. We know that the sanctions are effective. We have already put the immobilized assets of Russia to work in favor of Ukraine, and we will continue to put pressure on the war economy of Russia to bring President Putin to the negotiating table,” she added.

Zelenskyy thanked Von Der Leyen for additional sanction measures, adding that “the sanctions show that we are serious”.

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After waves of Western sanctions coordinated about its war in Ukraine, Russia has become the most sanctioned nation in the world – more economically isolated than any country in modern history.

In 2024, Russia was the main target of American financial sanctions, with 1,706 Russians placed on the list of nationals and blocked people from the Treasury Department. In addition, Russia has led most of the activity of American sanctions, representing 70% of the new names added to the black list of the Treasury.

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets a Russian delegation and some officials before the talks in Istanbul on May 14, 2025 in Moscow, Russia. (Kremlin Press Office / Handout / Anadolu via Getty Images)

The most recent EU package, which was announced in July, targeted Russia’s energy income, the banking sector, the military industrial base and tightening sanctions escape.

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In this Tour, the EU also put on black list 444 ships attached to the so-called Kremlin “ghost ships“- A secret network of oil tankers that transport Russian oil worldwide in contempt of G7 price ceilings and EU sanctions. The measure also imposed sanctions on more than 2,500 people.