A new round of EU sanctions against Russia over Ukraine is already being developed, Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Pawel Jablonski said on Saturday.
Asked by the Polish Press Agency if the next round of sanctions was in the works, Jablonski replied: “Of course.”
Jablonski added that the EU should confiscate frozen Russian assets and use them for Ukraine’s defense and recovery. “The work on the matter is already underway.”
The diplomat argued that more Russian banks, such as Gazprombank, should be removed from the SWIFT global payment messaging system. Several banks, including Sberbank, Russia’s largest lender, have already been cut off from SWIFT.
On Friday, Brussels unveiled its sixth sanctions package, which includes a ban on Russian oil delivered by sea. Such shipments represent 90% of the bloc’s total oil imports from Moscow. The move also allows Hungary, which is heavily reliant on Russian energy, to continue receiving Russian oil by pipeline.