A meeting of the Council of Foreign Affairs of the European Union is taking place on October 20 in Luxembourg.
Before the meeting, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister, Kęstutis Budrys, met with reporters, emphasizing that the 19th round of sanctions against Russia could no longer be postponed and it was time to move on to the 20th one, which would involve energy, finance, as well as tariffs on Russian and Belarusian goods.
Kęstutis Budrys also stressed the need to rid Europe of dependence on Russian oil and gas, saying that otherwise the EU would be in a weak position to convince others to follow its example.
The European Union intends to finish developing the nineteenth set of sanctions by the end of this week, according to Kaja Kallas, head of the foreign policy department.
