# Wadephul calls EU sanctions an ‘unprecedented’ blow to Russia

https://mins.news/en/item/96266

- DW, 2026-10-12 10:48 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-wadephul-calls-new-eu-sanctions-unprecedented-blow-to-russia/a-79638017?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> The EU approved its largest-ever sanctions package against Russia, targeting about 1,600 people and businesses tied to its war effort and 77 people and groups linked to elections the bloc considers illegal in occupied Ukrainian territories. German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul called the measures an unprecedented blow, while Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk urged tougher sanctions.

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