Diplomats from the European Union engage in discussions regarding exerting pressure on Russia, in collaboration with their counterparts from the United Kingdom, Iceland, and Norway.

The foreign ministers of several European countries, including Croatia's Gordan Grlić-Radman, are set to meet in Copenhagen on August 30, 2025, to discuss increasing sanctions pressure on Russia. The main goal of the meeting remains to get Moscow to engage in meaningful negotiations.

Grlić-Radman reiterated the need for the EU to increase its pressure on Russia, emphasising that robust sanctions against Russia and the Russian shadow fleet are on the agenda for the meeting. The EU is considering introducing secondary sanctions to prevent third countries from helping Russia circumvent existing restrictions.

The tool for secondary sanctions, adopted in 2023 but not yet used, would prohibit the export, supply, or transfer of certain goods to third countries believed to be enabling the evasion of EU sanctions. Finland's Foreign Minister, Elina Valtonen, suggests coordinating the development of the 19th package of European Union sanctions against Russia with the United States.

Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has discussed potential inclusions in the 19th package of sanctions against Russia. The foreign ministers of the UK, Iceland, and Norway are contributing to the EU's efforts in the Copenhagen meeting.

The agenda for the Copenhagen meeting includes the discussion of the 19th package of sanctions, which could potentially include new measures. The search results do not specify the name of the United States representative at the informal EU foreign ministers' meeting in Copenhagen on August 30, 2025.

The meeting is intended to be a platform for the EU foreign ministers to collaborate and strategise on increasing the pressure on Russia, with the aim of encouraging meaningful negotiations with Moscow. The EU is discussing increasing the pressure on Russia, with the 19th package of sanctions potentially including new measures. The Croatian foreign minister, Grlić-Radman, is attending the meeting.

Diplomats from the European Union engage in discussions regarding exerting pressure on Russia, in collaboration with their counterparts from the United Kingdom, Iceland, and Norway.