Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has praised the European Union’s latest round of sanctions on Russia, describing them as both “essential and timely.” The EU has agreed to an eighteenth package of sanctions against Russia as it intensifies its summer offensive against Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has hailed the EU's new round of sanctions on Russia as "essential and timely", as Moscow intensifies strikes after invading his country almost three-and-a-half years ago.

The European Union has approved its 18th and one of its “strongest” sanctions packages against Russia, a move that aligns with President Trump’s recent hardline shift on Ukraine. -After months of negotiations and overcoming resistance from Slovakia,