New Russia sanctions need to be 'truly painful' - Zelensky

Zelensky said the European Union was planning a sixth package of sanctions on Russia

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said the European Union was planning a sixth package of sanctions on Russia, Qazet.az reports.

"We are working to make it truly painful for the Russian military machine and the Russian state as a whole," Zelensky said.

"In particular, the sanctions will provide restrictions on Russia's energy sector, banking sector, exports, imports and transport."

He also reiterated his call for a complete embargo on Russian oil supplies.

Before their meeting, the European Council chief visited Borodyanka in Kyiv with his team, Zelensky said, and "saw with his own eyes the destruction they had caused".

"There can be no justice without peace," Zelensky said.