7 hours agoEU approves new sanctions against Russia
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)The EU has formally approved its 17th package of sanctions imposed on Russia for aggression in Ukraine, including measures against nearly 200 shadow fleet ships, EU senior diplomat Kaya Kallas announced on May 20th. The new “measures also address hybrid threats and human rights. More sanctions [...]
The new “measures also address hybrid threats and human rights. More sanctions against Russia are at work”, Kallas writes on the social X network.
The step comes after the US signals disinterest for imposing additional sanctions against Russia, even though Moscow rejects Western-backed ceasefire proposals.
The 17th package was supported by EU ambassadors last week, but has since been criticised as weak and weak, broadcasts Periscope.
New sanctions target members of Russia's military and political elite and foreign entities in China or the United Arab Emirates, charged with helping the Kremlin avoid already established measures.
The EU will also sanction more than 20 entities and individuals who distribute dezinforms, and 20 judges and prosecutors involved in legal cases against the Russian opposition, particularly Vladimir Kara-Murza and the late Alexei Navlany.
The package also targets vital components for Russia's defence industry, respectively, chemicals, materials and dual-use goods. The EU has threatened Russia with additional sanctions unless President Vladimir Putin engages in a ceasefire and refuses to engage seriously in peace efforts.
President Voldymyr Zelensky also announced that a new <x0 minimum of strong EU sanctions” is under way. While European leaders have declared that additional sanctions are co-ordinated with Washington, US President Donald Trump, who made a call with Putin on May 19th, said he has no intention of imposing new measures on Moscow to avoid halting peace efforts.
