EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas calls on European Union member states to keep sanctions targeting Russia as the war on Ukraine continues. She urges governments to move forward with extending the measures, which she describes as a central part of the EU response.
Across the outlets, the emphasis is on the purpose and continuity of the sanctions rather than any change in policy direction. Multiple reports say Kallas frames the sanctions as aimed at depriving Russia of funding related to its war effort. One outlet reports her comments in the context of EU states working to secure an extension, while another highlights that she makes the remarks after a meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers in New York.
