Zelensky announces new sanctions packages against Russia, urges full implementation of Graham law
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said new sanctions packages against Russia are being prepared, targeting financial chains, weapons-component supply schemes, and enterprises and individuals involved in producing Russian ballistic missiles. The measures are intended to take effect in October. He also called for full implementation of the US sanctions-tariff law associated with Senator Lindsey Graham and urged G7 and G20 partners to increase pressure on Moscow.
Key points
- Zelensky said new sanctions packages against Russia are being prepared, targeting financial chains, weapons-component supply schemes, and producers of Russian ballistic missiles.
- The new sanctions are intended to take effect in October.
- Zelensky said the US Graham sanctions-tariff law is currently only being applied partially and called for it to be implemented in full.
- Zelensky urged G7 and G20 partners to take principled decisions and increase pressure on Russia.
- Since 26 September, Russia has used 277 strike drones of various types, 155 of them jet-powered, according to Zelensky.
- Zelensky said the goal of the new sanctions is to push Russia toward real diplomacy, and accused Russia of manipulating diplomatic signals to buy time for war.
Why it matters
The planned sanctions target the financial and industrial underpinnings of Russia's war effort, including producers of ballistic missiles. Zelensky's framing ties their adoption directly to prospects for diplomacy, while the scale of recent drone attacks underscores the urgency he is pressing on Western partners.
What happened
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that new sanctions packages against Russia are in preparation and are intended to take effect in October. The packages target financial chains, schemes supplying components and equipment for Russian weapons production, and specific enterprises and individuals, primarily those involved in producing Russian ballistic weapons.
Zelensky said the US sanctions-tariff law associated with Senator Lindsey Graham is currently only being applied partially and called for its full implementation. He urged G7 and G20 partners to take principled decisions and increase pressure on Russia, accusing Moscow of manipulating diplomatic signals to buy additional time for war and terror.
He cited recent Russian strikes to argue against any perception of de-escalation, stating that since 26 September Russia has used 277 strike drones of various types against Ukraine, 155 of them jet-powered, including a wave of Shahed attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities.
Background
Zelensky framed his appeal alongside accusations that Russia is manipulating diplomatic signals to buy time for continued war, invoking G7 and G20 partners as the audience for the call to maintain principled pressure on Moscow.