The European Union approved on Friday new sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine, the EU foreign policy chief said.

“The message is clear: Europe will not back down in its support for Ukraine. The EU will keep raising pressure until Russia ends its war,” Kaja Kallas said, adding that the measures amount to “one of its strongest sanctions packages against Russia to date” linked to the war. It comes as European countries start to buy US weapons for Ukraine to help the country better defend itself.

The European Commission, the EU’s executive branch, had proposed to lower the oil price cap from $60 to $45, which is lower than the market price to target Russia’s vast energy revenues. The 27 member countries decided to set the price per barrel at just under $48. A new import ban was also imposed in an attempt to close a loophole allowing Russia to indirectly export crude oil via a number of non-EU countries.