From our correspondent in Brussels
EU ambassadors formally gave the green light on Wednesday to a new package of sanctions, the thirteenth since the start of Russian aggression.
The discussions dragged on, in particular because of the reluctance of Hungary which has never been in favor of these restrictive measures, considering that they weaken the EU more than Russia.
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We must continue to degrade Putin’s war machine.
With 2,000 registrations in total
(of people and companies on the blacklists, Editor's note)
, we are maintaining high pressure on the Kremlin.
We further reduce
Russia's access to drones
, underlined Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
This new package of measures will be adopted by Member States by Saturday, the second anniversary of the war in Ukraine.
This package of sanctions is not of great magnitude from an economic point of view.
He ignores Russian aluminum (largely preserved…
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