On September 19, European Commission President Von der Leyen issued a statement announcing the submission of the 19th round of sanctions against Russia, mainly in energy, finance and other fields.

According to the statement, the EU will ban Russian liquefied natural gas from entering the European market and lower the price ceiling of Russian crude oil to US $47.6 per barrel; Rosneft Trading Company and Gazprom Neft will face a comprehensive trading ban; The European Union will expand its transaction ban on banks in countries such as Russia and include cryptocurrency platforms in sanctions for the first time.

According to the relevant EU procedures, a new round of sanctions must enter into force after the unanimous agreement of the 27 member states.