Zelenskyy Tells EU Leaders Sanctions Must Remain in Place Until Russia Starts Withdrawing

The European Union’s leaders discussed plans to mobilize hundreds of billions of euros to boost the military readiness of the bloc to fend off Russia.

European Union and Ukrainian flags outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels on Feb. 24, 2025. Yves Herman/Reuters

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told European leaders that sanctions must remain in place until Russia begins “withdrawing from our land.”

Zelenskyy addressed European leaders at a major European Union summit focusing on providing further support for Kyiv in its war with Russia.