The 17th package of sanctions The EU against Russia includes restrictions against 189 tankers carrying, according to Brussels, Russian oil under the flags of various states. This was stated by the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
"We have blacklisted 189 tankers in order to strike at Russian energy exports," she wrote in X.
Blacklisted tankers will be banned from entering EU ports, and European businesses will be banned from any transactions with these vessels.
As EADaily reported, the sanctions measures, which are to be officially approved by Brussels on May 20, are mainly aimed at the "shadow fleet" of the Russian Federation, as well as individuals and organizations that help Moscow circumvent energy restrictions. In particular, the package includes a ban on service in ports The EU has 98 more tankers. According to estimates with reference to the document of the European Commission, the total number of vessels of the "shadow fleet" in the black squeak will reach 250. Sanctions will also be imposed on about 60 individuals and legal entities associated with the Russian defense industry.
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