He announced this on Sunday, August 3, 2025, in his evening video address.“I also held a meeting today on our sanctions policy. Three sanctions packages have been prepared, and the first one has already been enacted today,” the president said.According to Zelenskyy, the sanctions specifically target the captains of the Russian “shadow fleet.”Following his address, Presidential Decree No. 578/2025 was published on the official website of the head of state, imposing sanctions on 94 individuals and five legal entities.In addition, Ukraine plans to synchronize these sanctions packages with its international partners to ensure that “the pressure works in most jurisdictions.”“I have approved the synchronization of our partners’ sanctions in our jurisdiction for next week – all necessary decisions by partners must be mirrored by Ukrainian sanctions,” President Zelenskyy concluded.Earlier, on Friday, August 1, during a meeting in Poland with Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha emphasized three key tools to intensify international pressure on Russia: sanctions, political isolation, and the full use of frozen Russian assets for the benefit of Ukraine.