Comprehensive foreign media reported on the 16th that President Michel of the European Council issued a document after the EU summit, confirming that the EU has reached an agreement on a new round of sanctions against Russia. President Michel of the European Council sent a message on social media, reiterating the EU's support for Ukraine. He said that EU countries have confirmed a total of 18 billion euros of macroeconomic assistance and successfully reached agreement on the ninth round of sanctions measures. Reuters also quoted a diplomat as saying that the sanctions plan needs to be formally determined on December 16 local time through what the EU calls a "written procedure". It was previously reported that the ninth round of EU sanctions against Russia may include listing more Russian individuals and entities as the target of sanctions and prohibiting the export of UAV engines to Russia. (Liu Xinshe)