President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived at a meeting of the European Council.
Before the meeting, he was greeted by European Council President António Costa.
Zelensky expressed gratitude to Costa for the invitation and for the decision regarding the 19th sanctions package.
He stated that the 19th package of European Union sanctions, along with U.S. sanctions against Russian oil companies, sends a positive signal for other countries to join.
It is known that the European Union finalized the 19th sanctions package against Russia on the morning of October 23 through a written procedure.
Additionally, the United States imposed new extensive sanctions on Russia for the first time since Donald Trump's second term due to Moscow's unwillingness to seriously engage in the peacekeeping efforts of the American president.