In an effort to put pressure on the Kremlin to agree to a 30-day unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine—a measure that Western allies view as an essential prerequisite for meaningful peace talks—the European Union has formally proposed a new round of sanctions on Russia. It would be the biggest regime the bloc has ever imposed and the 18th package of penalties since February 2022, if member states ratify it.
The most recent proposal, which was presented on Tuesday by High Representative Kaja Kallas and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, expands the prohibition on transactions to foreign-based organisations that aid in the evasion of sanctions and blacklists an additional 22 Russian institutions.
With the designation of 77 boats, the “shadow fleet” is still being targeted. Nearly 350 tankers from the outdated, badly maintained fleet have so far been targeted by Brussels, which has prevented them from using EU ports and services.
A prohibition on the direct or indirect use of the Nord Stream pipelines, which link Germany and Russia, is another aspect of the proposal. Berlin has ruled out the possibility of resuming gas transmission following the conclusion of the war, and the undersea pipes are now not in use. Von der Leyen declared, “There is no going back to the past.
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