European Union ambassadors agreed on the 11th package of sanctions against Russia, which includes measures aimed at counteracting the circumvention of existing restrictions and individual listings.
#COREPER II | Today, the EU Ambassadors agreed on the 11th package of sanctions against Russia. The package includes measures aimed at countering sanctions circumvention and individual listings.
— Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU (@sweden2023eu) June 21, 2023
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has already welcomed the political agreement on Twitter. She emphasized that this European instrument will limit Russia's ability to receive sanctioned goods.
Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the European Union has introduced 10 packages of sanctions in response.
