EU joins Trump in sanctions on Russia

23-Oct-2025

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The European Union on October 23 announced new economic sanctions on Russia, joining the US, which had imposed fresh penalties on the Russian oil industry the day before.

Russian state media dismissed the measures, saying they are largely ineffective.

The sanctions are part of a wider push to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin into negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine.

“We waited for this. God bless, it will work. And this is very important,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in Brussels, where EU leaders at a summit unveiled the latest sanctions. 

Zelensky urged other countries to join in punishing Russia. “This is a good signal to other countries in the world to join the sanctions,” he told reporters in Brussels.