The European Union has implemented its 19th sanctions package against Russia by tightening economic restrictions on key sectors of energy, finance, and defence, while expanding punitive measures to entities in China, India, and other third world countries accused of helping Moscow circumvent previous sanctions.

Announcing the measures, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the new package “makes it increasingly difficult for Putin to finance his war” and pledged that “the 19th package will not be the last.” The package comes in response to Russia’s renewed assault on Ukraine’s energy, water, and health infrastructure, which Brussels condemned as deliberate attacks on civilians.

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“We just adopted our 19th sanctions package. It targets Russian banks, crypto exchanges, enti

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