Nicosia, June 9 -- The European Union is seeking to boost its support to Ukraine and pressurise Russia with more sanctions against Moscow's "war economy". European Commission Vice President Kaja Kallas announced that the EUR90 billion loan package for Ukraine is ready to roll out, with the first tranche earmarked for drones.

At the informal EU defence ministers meeting, European Commission Vice President Kaja Kallas said at a press conference that for next week's Foreign Affairs Council, her services have proposed more than 80 new listings targeting Russia's "military industrial complex, human rights violators, and propagandists".

She reiterated the support for Ukraine and highlighted that the ministers looked into deepening the defence...