The 18th sanctions package against Russia for its war in Ukraine has been approved by the Permanent Representatives of EU member countries meeting in Brussels.
Among other measures, according to diplomatic sources, the package provides for a reduction in the price of Russian oil allowed for export. As a diplomat confirmed at the end of the Brussels session on Friday morning (18/7): “We now have an agreement for a strong and effective 18th sanctions package against Russia.”
Ursula von der Leyen: “I welcome the agreement on the 18th sanctions package against Russia”
The purpose of the new sanctions package is to apply pressure for a ceasefire. As European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced through a post on platform ‘X’: “I welcome the agreement on the 18th sanctions package against Russia. We are striking at the heart of Russia’s war machine. We are targeting the banking, energy and military-industrial sectors and including a new dynamic oil price cap.
The pressure is on. It will continue until Putin ends this war.”
I welcome the agreement on our 18th sanctions package against Russia.
We are striking at the heart of Russia's war machine.
Targeting its banking, energy and military-industrial sectors and including a new dynamic oil price cap.
The pressure is on.
It will stay on until…
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) July 18, 2025
