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The European Union will unveil its 10th package of sanctions against Russia on February 24, the anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This was stated at a press conference by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
The sanctions will target, among other things, components used in the production of drones, she said, citing Iran as Russia's key supplier..
" Its volume will be about 10 billion euros,"
Closing the loopholes the Kremlin uses to circumvent sanctions will also be a priority.
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EU aid to Ukraine has reached almost 50 billion euros ($55 billion) since the outbreak of hostilities, bloc officials say..
The EU provides financial and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, including.
The bloc also announced that it is ramping up its military training mission for Ukraine, from an initial goal of training 15,000 troops to 30,000 troops.. One of the areas is the training of tank crews that Western countries offered to Ukraine.
Earlier it was reported that Finland, along with 19 other states and the European External Action Service, joined the main group working on the creation of a special tribunal on Russian aggression against Ukraine..