The EU adopted an 18th package of sanctions against Russia

The EU today adopted an 18th package of sanctions against Russia for its war in Ukraine, which provides a reduction in the price of Russian oil allowed for export, diplomatic sources said. “We now have an agreement on an 18th package of sanctions strong and effective against Russia,” he assured a diplomat at the end of the meeting in Brussels this morning. Slovakia, which has so far excluded the adoption of this new sanctions beam, which is 18th of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, eventually accepted to lift its veto after receiving guarantees. Bratislava used the veto to exert pressure on the European Commission to guarantee her supply to natural gas, as the EU seeks to completely discontinue the imports of Russian gas by 2027. New sanctions predict, among other things, a decrease in the ruling of the Russian price. […]
Source: News Beast

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