Diplomats say the latest sanctions the 14th round imposed on Moscow by the EU since the 2022 includes a ban on the transshipment of Russian LNG via Europe.
Europe an ports matter for Russia since the continent offers a key route for LNG exports from frozen Arctic ports. / Photo: Reuters archive
"This hard-hitting package will further deny Russia access to key technologies," EU chief Ursula von der Leyen wrote on X on Thursday. Ports in Belgium, France, The Netherlands and Spain are the main points for LNG deliveries from Russia's Siberian Yamal Peninsula. The EU is in addition hitting Moscow's SPFS bank messaging system, used by Russia to try to ease the impact of being cut off by the West from the global SWIFT financial transfer system.
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