Just before the start of a new meeting of their leaders with support for Ukraine at the top of the agenda, and hours after, the Twenty-Seven formally approved this Thursday their new round of sanctions against Moscow. A package that seeks to tighten the siege on the energy sector that fuels Vladimir Putin’s war machine with a gradual ban on imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG), and, in addition to restricting the movements of Russian diplomats in European territory and access to crypto assets for Russian citizens, among others.
“Today is a good day for Europe and Ukraine,” celebrated the Danish Foreign Minister, Lars Lokke Rasumssen, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the EU this semester. The decision has been made as soon as Slovakia has lifted its opposition to a package that had been ready for weeks, but that requires unanimity to move forward.
The sanctions “have a real impact and are damaging the Russian economy. It is increasingly difficult for Russia to finance its illegal war of aggression against Ukraine,” Rasmussen stressed.
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