Ukraine Signals Expansion of "Long-Range Sanctions" Strategy
President Volodymyr Zelensky signaled a widening of Ukraine's "long-range sanctions" campaign, targeting Russian energy, maritime, and financial networks through military strikes and diplomatic pressure. Zelensky claimed the strategy has successfully "blocked off Russia's south" by disrupting oil refineries and naval supply routes in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov. The announcement follows new Ukrainian sanctions packages aimed at intermediaries assisting the Russian military-industrial sector and the deployment of new maritime defense systems.