Zelensky announced a slowdown in the pace of EU sanctions

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The EU is slowly introducing restrictions against RUSSIA, while Moscow is adapting to them faster, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said at a briefing with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Ukrinform reports. Von der Leyen is in Kyiv on a visit.

“Now we see that Europe’s sanctions pace has slowed down a bit,” while Russia , on the contrary, is increasing the pace of adaptation to sanctions, Zelensky said.

The President of Ukraine called the impact on Moscow's ability to circumvent sanctions "a common European task."

The head of the EC announced plans to introduce new sanctions against Russia by February 24 Politics

Earlier, von der Leyen said that the EU intends to introduce a new package of anti-Russian sanctions by February 24, the anniversary of the start of the military operation in Ukraine. As BLOOMBERG reported, citing sources, the EU is considering expanding restrictions on the Russian sector of drones and dual-use goods used in the military-industrial complex. Von der Leyen also said the new package would focus on closing loopholes to bypass existing restrictions.

Moscow insists that the sanctions against Russia are illegal and ineffective, and also harm the Europeans themselves. The Ministry of Economic Development noted that the Russian economy is confidently overcoming the sanctions barriers of unfriendly countries.