EU Expands Sanctions on Russia After Trump Call
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Kaja Kallas, vice president of the European Commission.
Photographer: Neil Hall/EPAThe European Union has approved its latest sanctions package against Russia, targeting nearly 200 shadow fleet ships as well as addressing hybrid threats and human rights, the bloc’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas announced on Tuesday.
The package includes measures targeting dozens of individuals, entities and vessels behind Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers, which has helped Moscow skirt the bloc’s trade and energy sanctions.