BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union ambassadors agreed on Wednesday to a fifteenth bundle of sanctions towards Russia over its conflict in Ukraine, the Hungarian EU presidency stated.
The presidency stated the sanctions would goal third-country ships supporting Russia’s conflict in Ukraine and add extra folks and entities to the sanctions record.
Diplomats informed Reuters the deal additionally included a six-month extension for the Czech Republic to import Russian oil merchandise primarily from Slovakia.
“I welcome the adoption of our fifteenth sanctions bundle, concentrating on specifically the Russian ghost fleet,” European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen stated on X.
The sanctions bundle is anticipated to be formally adopted at a gathering of EU international ministers on Monday and can goal almost 30 entities, greater than 50 people and 45 oil tankers.
There are presently 2,200 people and entities on the sanctions record, which bans journey and freezes their property inside the 27-member bloc and greater than 45 oil corporations.
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