EU members approve 11th sanctions package against Russia
EU's permanent representatives approved the long-awaited 11th package of sanctions against Russia during Wednesday's meeting.
The Swedish presidency of the Council of EU made a relevant Tweet.
#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
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, welcomed the political agreement on the 11th package of sanctions.
It will deal a further blow to Putin's war machine with tightened export restrictions, targeting entities supporting the Kremlin. Our anti-circumvention tool will prevent Russia from getting its hands on sanctioned goods, she tweeted.
Ukraine insisted on speeding up the process of adopting the 11th EU sanctions package, as well as crippling sanctions against the Russian military-industrial complex.
On Wednesday, EU ambassadors also announced a €3.5 billion increase in the fund that finances weapons for Ukraine.
