EU members take measures against the so -called Russian fleet in the shadow for the transport of oil and oil products. The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyenannounced this Friday a new agreement to maintain pressure on the Kremlin with respect to peace negotiations with Ukraine.
According to the German media Among the measures agreed in this 17th package of sanctions, entry into the EU ports will be prohibited to a total of 189 Russian ships. Thus, “Operators can no longer benefit from the services of European companies.”
According to the disseminated information, around 30 economic actors will be affected and another 75 people and companies will no longer be able to make negotiations in the EU and they must also fear the freezing of assets. These new sanctions will be formally adopted next Tuesday and “They will immediately come into force.”
The sanctions against the ghost fleet have as “main objective” restrict Russian exports, “but also protect the environment“
Experts confirm, in information collected by the digital, that “there are great risks” for maritime transport and the environment. “Many oil tankers are outdated, they have defects and sometimes navigate without an automatic identification system “concludes.
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