Brussels, May 14 (EFE).- The European Union countries on Wednesday approved its 17th package of sanctions against Russia since the invasion of Ukraine, which includes almost two hundred oil tankers from the so-called “shadow fleet” that trade Russian crude, according to EU officials.
The package of sanctions was approved by the ambassadors of the EU member states.
The community bloc also sanctions 30 new companies involved in the Ukraine war, especially in dual-use civilian and military goods, which will face new trade restrictions, the officials added.
The package also includes sanctions against individuals and companies linked to the Russian military industrial complex and provides a legal basis to sanction fleets that destroy infrastructure such as submarine cables, airports and servers, as well as punish “financial facilitators,” among others.
The sanctions also cover “propaganda” media and target 20 entities and individuals for spreading disinformation.
The European officials added that there were also sanctions for human rights violations against 20 judges and prosecutors involved in the cases of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and the murdered journalist Kara Murza.
The EU also banned companies on its territory from exporting chemical products to Russia that can be used in the manufacture of missiles. EFE
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