2026-08-17? unverified
EU sanctions have already cost Russia dearly, depriving Russia's war machine of over EUR 1 trillion ($1.16 trillion) and for autumn I am putting forward the most far-reaching sanctions listings since the start of the war. Once adopted, they would immediately raise the total number of sanctioned Russian entities by a third.
Unverified — the listings do not yet exist. EU services are preparing roughly 1,600 designations for member-state ambassadors in early September, with adoption targeted for October, so the "by a third" claim is checkable only on adoption. The EUR 1 trillion figure is Kallas's own assertion, not an audited total; "autumn" is read here as on or before 30 November 2026.