The EU Ambassador announced that the EU president, announced by the Polish EU presidency, supported the 16th sanctions package in Russia a few days before the 3rd anniversary of the full -fledged crime invasion.
Monday, the foreign ministers, for official adoption, targeted the captain of the so-called shadow fleet of Russia and a ship with a dark ownership that did not cover the owner-insurance.
These ships help Moscow avoid western oil prices and transport stolen Ukrainian grains. Officials are also concerned that these ships can be used to interfere with the Baltic Sea and the North Sea communication cables.
President Ursula von der Leyen European Commission welcomed new measures.
“The EU is becoming more difficult in the bypass by targeting more ships. [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s shadow fleet and new imports and exports of “von der liyen wrote on X.
“We are doing our best to maintain pressure on Kremlin,” she wrote.
The EU’s best Diplomat Kaja Kallas said, “We are closing the door to Russian war machines by bypass, new imports and exports and sanctions against Putin’s shadow fleet.
“Kremlin will not break our resolution,” she added.
The approved ship can no longer enter the EU, and the assets of the ship owner in the block can be frozen.
Previously, the EU had already banned nearly 80 ships and prohibited companies to provide services. The EU diplomat said 73 ships were added to the list of sanctions in the new sanctions round.
Transactions with 11 ports and airports in Russia play an important role in bypassing petroleum price caps.
In addition to the sanctions of the Shadow Fleet SHIPS, the new sanction package excludes 13 banks from the Swift Finance Communication System.
In addition, eight Russian media companies will lose their broadcast licenses in the EU, the diplomat said.
The punishment measures should also include exports to devices that can be used to control combat drones, including a wide range of prohibitions on imports of aluminum and aluminum alloys and video game console controllers.
Monday celebrates Moscow’s 3rd anniversary.
