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EU Approves 16th Sanctions Package Targeting Russia’s Aluminum, Oil, and Banks
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European Union ambassadors have approved a new 16th package of sanctions against Russia, according to Rikard Jozwiak, a Europe correspondent for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, on February 19.
The 🇪🇺 has just agreed a new sanctions package on 🇷🇺. The 16th since the full scale invasion of 🇺🇦 three years ago. Formally adopted by 🇪🇺foreign ministers on Monday
— Rikard Jozwiak (@RikardJozwiak) February 19, 2025
“EU ambassadors have just agreed on a new sanctions package against Russia—the 16th since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago. Formally adopted by foreign ministers on Monday,” Jozwiak reported.
The new EU sanctions target Russia’s aluminum industry and further tighten restrictions on Russian oil exports, according to the Financial Times.
Additionally, the package includes sanctions against 13 more banks and 73 tankers from Russia’s shadow fleet .
Previously, it was reported that The European Union has no intention of lifting sanctions against Russia for its aggression toward Ukraine—even if the United States decides to do so, European Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis stated ahead of an Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting in Brussels on February 18, according to the European Commission.
