BRUSSELS, 21 Jun: European Union countries on Wednesday agreed on a new package of sanctions against Russia for its war against Ukraine.
\nSweden, which currently holds the rotating EU presidency, said that the package includes measures aimed at countering sanctions circumvention and individual listings.
\nDetails of the measures will be unveiled later this week when the sanctions are officially adopted by written procedure.
\nThe EU had previously imposed 10 rounds of sanctions on Russia since President Vladimir Putin ordered his forces into Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. Banks, companies and markets have been hit \u2014 even parts of the sensitive energy sector. More than 1,000 officials are subject to asset freezes and travel bans.
\nMuch work has involved closing loopholes so that goods vital to Putin\u2019s war effort don\u2019t get through.
\nEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the head of the EU\u2019s executive arm, said the new package will \u201cdeal a further blow to Putin\u2019s war machine with tightened export restrictions, targeting entities supporting the Kremlin.\u201d
\n\u201cOur anti-circumvention tool will prevent Russia from getting its hands on sanctioned goods,\u201d she added.
\nIt is the first time that plans have been announced to target trade via other countries, apart from sanctions against Iranians alleged to be supplying drones to Russia.
\nPast sanctions have been agreed on in just months \u2014 extremely quickly for the EU. But new measures are becoming increasingly hard to endorse as they inflict damage on the economic and political interests of some member countries even as they aim for the Kremlin.
\nHungary, for instance, had said earlier this week it wouldn\u2019t allow EU measures targeting Russian state nuclear energy company Rosatom, insisting on the importance of nuclear energy for Europe\u2019s security and environmental goals.
\nHungary signed new agreements in April to ensure its continued access to Russian energy, a sign of the country\u2019s continuing diplomatic and trade ties with Moscow that have confounded some European leaders amid the war in Ukraine. (AP)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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