The EU's 19th package of sanctions against Russia will be discussed at the ministerial level for the first time at an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Copenhagen on 29-30 August. Source: European Pravda,

The European Union will continue to put pressure on Russia, with 18 packages of sanctions already adopted and a 19th planned for next month, says the deputy chief spokesperson of the European Commission,

China has taken countermeasures against two banks in the European Union, in response to the bloc placing two Chinese financial institutions on a Russia-related sanctions list, its commerce ministry said on Wednesday.

The EU has demanded Beijing revoke "unjustified" sanctions on two Lithuanian banks in a dispute also rooted in long-standing tensions over Taiwan. View on euronews

China is imposing sanctions on two Lithuanian banks in what it says is retaliation for the European Union's inclusion of two Chinese financial institutions in its latest round of sanctions against Rus

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday that the EU will work on a 19th package of sanctions against Russia and warned against concessions to Moscow. "As far as Russia has not agreed to full and unconditional ceasefire, we should not even discuss any concessions," Kallas said in a statement.

The European Union is urging China to revoke sanctions on two Lithuanian banks VILNIUS, Lithuania -- The European Union on Thursday called on China to revoke sanctions imposed on two Lithuanian banks,

China has imposed sanctions on two Lithuanian banks, in retaliation for recent EU curbs on two Chinese lenders as relations sour over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The measures, announced by China’s Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday,

China sanctioned a pair of banks in the EU, fulfilling a promise to retaliate after the bloc targeted some Chinese lenders over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

In retaliation for European Union sanctions on two Chinese banks, China on Wednesday imposed counter-measures against two European lenders: UAB Urbo Bankas and AB Mano Bankas. Chinese organizations and individuals are now prohibited from conducting transactions or cooperating with these banks.

The European Union’s (EU) new round of sanctions against individuals and companies supporting Russia in its war with Ukraine, including two Chinese financial institutions, have been met with strong retaliation from China in the form of sanctions on two Lithuanian banks.