What’s in the twentieth package of sanctions against Russia

After months of postponements, the green light for 90 billion loan to Ukraineso far blocked by the Hungarian veto. Also approved unanimously twentieth package of sanctions against the Russiawith strong dimension anti-elusionenergy measures and interventions on financial servicescommerce and propaganda. They are expected 36 new designations in the Russian energy sector, from exploration to oil transportation.

“The EU will not ignore cases of systematic evasion of sanctions by exporters in Third countries re-exporting sanctioned goods from the EU to Russia. Today the EU activates it anti-avoidance tool due to the systematic and persistent lack of intervention of the Kyrgyz Republic in preventing the re-export to Russia of certain machinery and telecommunications equipment imported from the EU and used in production of drones and missiles in Russia”, explains the Commission. The package adds 60 entities involved in supporting the military-industrial complex Russian, including companies in Russia, China, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates and Thailand.

Restrictive measures and designated subjects

The package contains 120 new designationsincluding 33 individuals and 83 entitiessubject to freezing of assets et al travel ban. The sanctions are also striking oligarchsresponsible for forced transfer of Ukrainian minorspropagandists and perpetrators of looting of cultural heritage.

Countering shadow fleets and sales of oil tankers

Revenue from Russian oil exports are reduced with the designation of further entities of the shadow fleet e di 46 new shipsleading to 632 the total units subject to ban on access to EU ports. At the same time, 11 ships are removed for compliance. They were also introduced safeguards on oil tanker sales by the EU, with mandatory clause “no Russia” and new rules for ship demolition of the shadow fleet.

Port infrastructure and maritime services

Included in list two Russian ports and, for the first time, a Indonesian port for their role in the avoidance of cap on the price of oil. The package creates the legal basis for a future ban of transportation of Russian oilin coordination with G7 e Price Cap Coalition. Also expected maintenance prohibited for methane tankers and icebreakers and the possibility for EU operators to terminate contracts with terminal GNL Russians.

Financial restrictions and cryptocurrencies

Other 20 Russian banks are excluded from the EU internal market; four institutes in Kyrgyzstan, Laos e Azerbaijan they are targeted for their role in the avoidance. Trade with Russian suppliers is prohibited crypto servicesla stablecoin RUBx and the digital ruble. Five third-country entities are removed after providing compliance assurances. The package introduces new export and import bans to weaken the Russian military sector, restrictions on dual-use goods e cybersecurity servicesand sanctions against 58 companies and individuals involved in the drone production and other military equipment.

Protections against retaliation and propaganda

Strengthen them protections for European businesses against abusive causes and de facto illegitimate expropriations. Expected transaction prohibitions against those who benefit from or use such practices intellectual property rights Europeans without consensus. Also affected were “mirror outlets” from the Russian propaganda and prohibited i Russian financing to research and innovation in the EU.