The U.S. administration has opposed the European Union’s initiative to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine via a reparations loan, Politico reported, citing senior European diplomats.
Vladimir Putin stated that if Europe expresses a desire to cooperate economically with Russia, Moscow would not object to resuming work with them.
The European Commission has sped up the development of a legal framework to seize frozen Russian assets within the EU, according to media reports citing sources.
Russia ranked third in the total value of gas imports of the European Union as of the end of January - September 2025 with the share of 16.1%, according to Eurostat.
Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called for a ban on Russian natural gas supplies to the European Union, including via the TurkStream gas pipeline.
The European Union has stopped issuing multiple-entry Schengen tourist visas to Russian citizens in most cases, Politico reported, citing European officials.
On November 5, ambassadors from all EU member states will convene to discuss the European Commission's proposal regarding the expropriation of frozen Russian assets. A common strategy on this issue has previously been unsuccessful.
The European Union has become the largest buyer of Russian liquefied natural gas, even as the 19th sanctions package includes a phased ban on LNG imports from Russia, the Guardian reported, citing data from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air.
The European Union has included a complete ban on imports of Russian liquefied natural gas under short-term contracts from April 25, 2026, and under long-term contracts from January 1, 2027, in its 19th sanctions package, according to a decree by the Council of the EU published in the Official Journal of the EU.
The EU ambassadors have agreed on the 19th package of sanctions against Russia, Reuters news agency reported quoting the Danish presidency of the EU Council.
Hungary does not plan to interfere with the adoption of the 19th package of EU sanctions against Russia, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas has announced the 20th anti-Russian sanctions package despite the 19th package still pending formal adoption.
Finance Ministers of EU countries discussed technical aspects of confiscation of Russian sovereign assets at the meeting of the EU Council on Economy and Finance but made no practical decisions, a European diplomatic source said.
The European Union has extended its sanctions regime against Russia for one year on accusations of so-called hybrid activities.
European companies are forced to pay two or three times more for energy than American ones, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
According to EUOBSERVER, Russian tourists will not lose the opportunity to travel to the EU, even if Brussels imposes sanctions on the tourism sector.
This to happen, Europe must give up Russian oil and gas
The EU may cease purchasing Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) by January 1, 2027, a year earlier than initially planned. This measure is expected to be included in the 19th package of sanctions, which the European Commission will unveil today.
Russia has significantly reduced iron, steel, and aluminum exports to the EU, with July shipments falling by approximately one-fifth despite European readiness to purchase Russian metals. Moscow has instead increased exports of finished ferrous metal products.
The European Commission will not present the next package of anti-Russian sanctions on September 17 as planned, with the announcement indefinitely postponed, Politico reported, citing a European diplomat and an official from one of the bloc’s member states.
