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The EU continues to expand its sanctions list against Russian individuals and legal entities.
The European Union (EU) has approved the 22nd package of anti-Russian sanctions. Euronews reports this.
According to the publication, as part of the new package, 1,646 individuals and legal entities were included in the sanctions lists. It is noted that the legal review of the new restrictions “was particularly intense given the huge number of names.” According to the publication, the sanctions package will be officially approved on October 12 during a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg.
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