The bloc’s curbs are just “fluctuations of air” for the Russian financial system, a high-ranking MP has said
The EU’s 18th sanctions package against Russia over the Ukraine conflict, targeting Moscow’s energy and banking sectors, has gone into force, the bloc has announced.
The new restrictions became official after the relevant regulations were published in the EU’s Official Journal on Saturday.
The package was adopted by the 27-member bloc on Friday after Slovakia, which had opposed the curbs, received guarantees from the European Commission regarding the availability of gas and oil.
Among other things, the sanctions banned transactions with…
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