The EU has agreed its 19th set of sanctions against Russia, including its first-ever measures targeting Russian liquefied natural gas.
The package, which also targets shadow fleet vessels that Russia uses to evade an oil price cap, was formally approved as EU leaders arrived in Brussels for talks on supporting Ukraine’s war effort.
Announcing the adoption of the measures on X, the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, said: “For the first time we are hitting Russia’s gas sector – the heart of its war economy.
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