On the morning of October 23, the European Union finally approved the 19th package of sanctions against russia. The head of European diplomacy Kaja Kallas has announced this.
According to her, the new package of sanctions will apply to russian banks, cryptocurrency exchanges, organizations in India and China, as well as a ban on imports of russian liquefied natural gas.
"We are pleased to announce that the Council has approved the 19th package of sanctions," the statement said.
The new package of sanctions provides for:
- a ban on LNG supplies to the EU in 6 months for short-term contracts and from January 1, 2027 for long-term contracts;
- a complete ban on all crypto services for russian citizens;
- travel restrictions for russian diplomats;
- another 117 vessels from the russian shadow fleet have been sanctioned;
- banks in Kazakhstan and Belarus, and 4 companies related to China's oil industry are subject to sanctions.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on September 19, the European Union's spokesperson for energy, Anna-Kaisa Itkonen named eight countries that continue to import gas from the aggressor country russia.
On September 16, Japan rejected the US call to impose duties on India and China to increase pressure on the aggressor country russia.
The United States also imposed sanctions against russian oil giant companies Rosneft and Lukoil.
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