OR European Union examines new sanctions in about six Russian banks and energy companies, As part of the last round of measures he has taken to press President Vladimir Putin to end the war against Ukraine.

The package, which will be the 19th of the EU by the total invasion of Moscow in 2022, could also lead the EU to target Russia’s payment systems and credit card systems, cryptocurrencies, and further restrictions on the country’s oil trade, according to people.

The block hopes to coordinate some of its latest measures with the US, sources said, which spoke on condition of anonymity. An EU officials will travel to Washington this week to meet with US counterparts and discuss joint action capabilities.

“We are ready to increase pressure on Russia, But we need our partners in Europe to follow us, “Finance Minister Scott Bessed said in an interview with NBC’s Meet The Press show on Sunday.

The US and Europe are discussing new sanctions and secondary duties against Russia, hoping that a Russian economic “collapse” will bring Putin into peace talks with Ukraine, he added.

US President Donald Trump has so far avoided imposing immediate sanctions on Russia, despite having bypassing several self -esteem deadlines and Putin’s continued reluctance to negotiate the end of the war. Trump, however, has doubled duties in India at 50% due to the ongoing Russian oil market.

Moscow is already under the influence of strict sanctions from both the US and Europe, but has managed to avoid some of their effects by supplying products subject to restrictions from China and other third countries, as well as finding customers for oil and gas in India and elsewhere.

In addition to further duties to Russian oil buyers, the US is considering imposing sanctions on Moscow’s secret fleet and Rosneft PJSC and Lukoil PJSC as part of a menu of possible options, as it had previously mentioned Bloomberg.

The latest EU restrictions package will lead the union to additional sanctions against Russian shades against oil traders in third countries and could introduce a ban on the re -insurance of listed tankers, the same sources said.

EU also examines stricter penalties In large Russian oil companies, Removing current exceptions that some are now enjoying, such as Rosneft. It also examines the possibility of prohibitions of exporting more goods and chemicals used by the Moscow military industry and trade restrictions to foreign companies, including China, supplying these items.

Separately, the EU is considering the possibility of developing the “anti -circumvention tool” against Kazakhstan for the first time, the same sources said. This would ban the country from importing a specific set of machinery that, according to Union trade, are still diverted to Russia in large quantities where they are used in weapons, the same sources said.

Other measures examined include restrictions on visas, in ports involved in shadow vessels that have been sanctions and sanctions on services such as artificial intelligence that have military implications, the same sources added.