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| EU will ban 27 cargo ships linked to Russia from entering its ports |
| 2024-06-22 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The European Union, as part of a new package of restrictive measures, intends to impose sanctions on 27 cargo ships associated with Russia. This was reported on June 21 by EUobserver with reference to an EU document. The ships, 11 of which are registered in Russia, will be prohibited from entering the ports of EU countries. It is expected that the vessels Krasnoyarsk, Yenisei, Krymsk, Kaliningrad, Kemerovo, Koryak FSU, Lady R, Maia-1, M/V Angara, M/V Maria and Saam FSU will be blacklisted, it is said in the material. The remaining 16 vessels facing sanctions fly the flags of Cameroon, Panama, Singapore, Gabon, Comoros, Guinea-Bissau and the Cook Islands, the authors noted. As Regnum reported, on June 20, Dutch Foreign Minister Hanke Bruins Slot said that the next package of sanctions will close access to EU ports for ships that “secretly” transport Russian products. Earlier this day, the Belgian mission reported that the permanent representatives of the EU countries had agreed on the 14th package of sanctions against Russia. It provides for new measures and strengthens the effect of existing ones in such a way as to close the possibility of circumventing sanctions, the EU explained. On June 14, the countries of the association were unable to agree on the 14th package of sanctions against Russia due to the position of Germany. It was reported that Berlin was not satisfied with the provisions regarding mechanisms for holding European companies accountable for violating anti-Russian restrictions. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto also opposed the new package of sanctions. He noted that the restrictions contradict Budapest's interests in the field of energy and could jeopardize Hungary's energy security. The Russian leadership has repeatedly noted the illegitimate nature of the restrictions being introduced and emphasized that sanctions will lead to the opposite effect and will result in costs for the Western countries themselves. |
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