EU Envoy Urges Maximum Pressure on Russia

Watch on YouTube ↗  |  September 05, 2026 at 13:54  |  10:26  |  Bloomberg Markets
Speakers
Jovita Neliupšienė — EU Ambassador to the United States

Summary

EU Ambassador Jovita Neliupšienė says Europe must keep supporting Ukraine and applying maximum economic pressure on Russia because Moscow has not changed its war aims. She discusses EU sanctions including the end of Russian gas flows to Europe, hybrid threats and NATO Article 5, and US-EU cooperation on isolating Iran. She declines to comment on European central banks repatriating gold.

  • EU envoy says Russia has not changed war aims and must face maximum pressure.
  • EU has 21 sanctions packages and a 22nd pending; 700 shadow ships sanctioned.
  • All Russian gas flows to Europe are set to stop by September 30.
  • Russia's hybrid attacks test European resolve but strengthen support for Ukraine.
  • Ambassador supports economic isolation of Iran via sanctions.
  • She declines to comment on EU central banks moving gold out of US/Canada.
Ideas
Jovita Neliupšienė EU Ambassador to the United States 2:44
Maximum economic pressure on Russia
Europe must apply maximum economic pressure on Russia because Moscow has not changed its war aims; the EU has 21 sanctions packages with a 22nd on the way, has sanctioned 700 Russian shadow ships, has sanctioned all Russian gas, and is cutting supply chains to stop Russia's war machine.
Jovita Neliupšienė EU Ambassador to the United States 8:38
Economic isolation of Iran works
The EU supports economic isolation of Iran and believes sanctions may work to prevent Iran's nuclear program; existing measures target the Revolutionary Guard and Iran's cooperation with Russia, and economic isolation actually works.
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