Michel acknowledged next steps to take action on Russia will be difficult

According to him, in Kyiv, Europe is expected to continue pressure on the Kremlin with the help of "new sanctions packages."

“We have the tools, but the next steps will be difficult,” RIA Novosti reports the words of the head of the European Council.

On January 17, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced that the EU plans to introduce a tenth round of sanctions against Russia.

The Russian side, in response to the next package of EU sanctions, expanded the stop list of European officials who are banned from entering Russia.