Russia Calls New EU Sanctions ‘Unlawful’

The EU’s 20th sanctions package targets Russia’s energy revenues, financial sector, shadow fleet and military-industrial supply chains. Make us preferred on Google Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied A man waves the Russian national flag at the Red square in downtown Moscow ahead the Russia Day on June 11, 2023. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) Content Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Flip Make us preferred on Google Russia has denounced the European Union’s 20th sanctions package, after the bloc adopted new measures targeting Moscow’s energy revenues, financial sector, shadow fleet and military-industrial supply chains. The package was formally approved Thursday after Slovakia and Hungary dropped their objections following the resumption of oil flows through the Druzhba pipeline.  Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . The EU said the measures are aimed at further weakening Russia’s ability to finance its war against Ukraine. The package includes 120 new individual and entity listings, transaction bans on 20 Russian banks, new restrictions on crypto and trade, and measures targeting sanctions circumvention. It also adds 46 vessels to the EU’s shadow fleet blacklist, bringing the total to 632, Reuters reported. The package includes restrictions on Russian-linked ports, icebreakers and LNG tankers, as well as the bloc’s first use of an anti-circumvention tool to restrict exports of certain goods to countries accused of helping Russia bypass sanctions. “The European Union has once again demonstrated its complete disregard for international law and the UN Charter,” Russia’s mission to the EU said, according to TASS. The mission accused Brussels of “economic coercion” and the “extraterritorial application” of sanctions against sovereign states cooperating with Russia. Other Topics of Interest Russian Overnight Attack Hits Residential Buildings in Odesa, Injuring Three Local authorities said Russian forces struck several residential buildings, including two two-story houses and one three-story building, while one woman was hospitalized. It also claimed only sanctions approved by the UN Security Council are legitimate, calling all others “unilateral coercive measures.” The EU has imposed sanctions on Russia since the start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, repeatedly expanding restrictions to target Russia’s war economy, energy exports, banks, military suppliers and sanctions evasion networks. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization since 1995. Its international market reach of 97% outside of Ukraine makes it truly Ukraine’s Global – and most reliable – Voice.