Top EU diplomats have failed to reach an agreement on the 20th package of anti-Russian sanctions, EU Foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said after the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.

The EU's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, stated that discussions regarding the 19th package of sanctions against Russia are still ongoing.

The European Union is set to develop a new, 19th package of sanctions targeting Russia, European diplomacy chief Kaja Kallas announced after an urgent videoconference of EU foreign ministers convened ahead of the upcoming Russia-US summit.

The European Union has adopted its 18th sanctions package in response to Russia’s ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine and its refusal to engage in negotiations for a lasting peace.