A decision by the European Union that we all worked for together. We managed to strengthen the 18th package of sanctions against Russia for this war, and today the package has been approved. I thank everyone who contributed to this. I would especially like to recognize European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen and each EU member state leader for their unity and principled stance. I thank President of the European Council António Costa @eucopresident. I also thank Denmark for a truly strong start to its EU Presidency. This decision is essential and timely, especially now, as a response to the fact that Russia has intensified the brutality of the strikes on our cities and villages. The 18th sanctions package continues to target Russia’s tanker fleet – not only the vessels themselves, but also the captains of the shadow fleet and the companies enabling such oil-financed acts of killing. We will continue applying this pressure. The European Union is also imposing a stricter price cap on Russian oil – around 46 per barrel. In coordination with other global partners, we will continue working to ensure that the price cap truly cuts Russia’s revenues. This is possible. We already know how to effectively exert this pressure. I would also like to highlight the EU’s decision to ban all transactions related to the gas pipelines of the Nord Stream system, the construction of which was part of Putin’s preparation for the full-scale war. All infrastructure of Russia’s war must be blocked. We are promptly preparing the synchronization of European sanctions in Ukraine, and we are also preparing new sanctions decisions, both at the level of partners and within Ukrainian jurisdiction. Glory to Ukraine!(Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський)