"The EU Council announced that the bloc's 27 member states had agreed on Saturday to extend sanctions targeting some 2,600 individuals and entities with measures like travel restrictions and asset freezes until September 15, breaking an earlier deadlock caused by Hungary and Slovakia's opposition to the move."
"EU Council chief Antonio Costa slammed the United States for lifting sanctions on Russian oil exports, saying on X that weakening restrictions increased Russian resources to wage the war of aggression against Ukraine, with a knock-on impact on European security."
"Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia's main target was energy infrastructure outside the capital Kyiv, but that the Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipro and Mykolaiv regions were also targeted in an attack that included about 430 drones and 68 missiles, most of which were downed by air defences."
The European Union's 27 member states agreed to extend sanctions targeting approximately 2,600 individuals and entities supporting Russia's war in Ukraine, implementing travel restrictions and asset freezes through September 15. This decision resolved earlier opposition from Hungary and Slovakia. The extension followed EU Council chief Antonio Costa's criticism of the United States for lifting sanctions on Russian oil exports, arguing this weakening of restrictions provides Russia with additional resources to continue its aggression against Ukraine and threatens European security. Simultaneously, Russia conducted extensive attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, deploying approximately 430 drones and 68 missiles across multiple regions including Kyiv, Zaporizhia, Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Mykolaiv, killing at least five people and injuring numerous others.
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