Green light from the European Union for new sanctions against Russia

• Last minute Russia-Ukraine War: live

• War in Europe The reasons for the Russian military catastrophe in Ukraine

The European Union agreed on a new round of sanctions against

after the country annexed four regions of Ukraine, the bloc's Czech presidency announced on Wednesday.

The eighth package of sanctions against Russia includes a commitment to

if the amount is agreed with the G7 and other countries.

The cap on the price of oil consists of allowing the transport of Russian oil and its derivatives worldwide only if Moscow can sell it at a price equal to or less than the fixed price, in order to lower its income with which it can finance the war against Ukraine and limit its impact on the energy crisis.

The new round of sanctions also

from sitting on the boards of Russian state-owned companies, in a package the EU has agreed in response to the annexation of Ukraine's Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhia and Kherson regions.

The Twenty-Seven, in fact, have decided to sanction the leaders that Moscow has imposed on the four Ukrainian regions, as well as the intellectual Alexandr Dugin, whose daughter was murdered in August in a terrorist attack and who is one of the ideologues of the new Russian nationalism in which Putin is inspired.

The EU will also list Alan Lushnikov, the largest shareholder in Russian arms manufacturer JSC Kalashnikov Concern, and artists or musicians who have participated in Kremlin propaganda acts.

The inclusion of the Russian company Alrosa, one of the main diamond producers in the world, also stands out.

In addition, the company JSC Goznak, responsible, among other things, for printing the passports that Moscow distributes in the occupied regions of Donbas and other companies related to the supply of weapons to the Russian army and one involved in nuclear research for use civil.

The EU will also veto the export of technology in the aviation, electronics and chemicals sectors.

Conforms to The Trust Project criteria

Know more

• European Union

• Russia

• Ukraine