Ukraine: EU approves “sanctions package” against Russia “unanimously”

European Foreign Minister Josep Borrell and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian during a press conference at the Quai d'Orsay, Tuesday February 22, 2022. AP - Michel Euler

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After Moscow's decision to recognize the separatist territories in eastern Ukraine, the 27 EU member countries "unanimously" approved a "sanctions package" on Tuesday, announced the French minister for Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian. 

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These sanctions, which must still be formally adopted to enter into force, “ 

 ”, warned the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell.

Further steps may follow in response to further Russian actions.

For now, 27 natural or legal persons involved in the actions against the sovereignty of Ukraine are concerned.

These are actors in the Russian defense sector, people who have “ 

 ” and the banks accused of financing Russian officials and other operations in the eastern separatist territories of the country

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The European Union also plans to target economic relations between the two regions and the EU and the ability of the Russian state and its government to access the European financial and capital markets to refinance their debt.

Norway, which is not part of the European Union, has announced that it will join the measures taken by the 27.

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 ," said French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, while noting that " 

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Earlier in the day, Germany also announced that it was

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The UK also announced sanctions targeting five Russian banks and three Russian businessmen.

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