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EU summit: Sanctions won't ease until Russia stops war, von der Leyen says

Rising tensions between Zelenskyy and Trump took centre stage on Friday as the Ukrainian leader joined the second day of the EU summit.

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00:01The European Union will maintain its sanctions regime against Russia until Moscow seizes its
00:07war of aggression against Ukraine, Ursula von der Leyen and Antonia Kosta reassured Volodymyr
00:13Zelensky on Friday. Their comments were a rebuke to US President Donald Trump for easing sanctions
00:19on Russia to strike a diesel supply deal with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
00:24We're working now on the 22nd sanctions package and one thing is absolutely clear, we will
00:32not lift any sanctions unless Russia stops the war.
00:39This is no time to withdraw the support to Ukraine. This is no time to relieve Russia's sanctions.
00:47Now it's time to increase our support, to increase our pressure.
00:52Zelensky thanked European leaders for their continued support, pointedly describing them
00:57as real leaders who had stood by Ukraine since the beginning of the war.
01:02We don't see now signals from the Russian side that they are ready for this, to end this war.
01:09That's why we have to prepare for the winter.
01:12Meanwhile, Trump has once again attacked Zelensky, calling his strategy to strike Russian oil refineries
01:18a disgrace in demanding new elections in the country.

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