Luxembourg City, Oct. 12 -- European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Monday announced nearly 1,600 sanctions listings targeting Russia's military-industrial complex and individuals linked to elections in occupied Ukrainian territories, asserting that sustained economic pressure on Moscow was necessary to end the war.

This comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy questioned Russia's intentions amid US President Donald Trump's push for an energy ceasefire.

Addressing the media, Kallas said the European Union had adopted its largest-ever set of sanctions listings, targeting companies supplying components for Russian weapons systems and individuals involved in what she described as sham elections in the occupied territorie...