EU ambassadors agreed to include 145 companies and individuals linked to the Russian financial system, shadow navy and disinformation campaigns on the sanctions lists.
Reuters reports this with reference to diplomats. The main sanctions regime will include 113 positions, including 50 Russian banks, energy companies, entrepreneurs and structures that serve the Shadow Fleet. The names of the banks were not provided.
EU foreign ministers are expected to approve the lists on Monday, November 16. Since February 2022, the EU has adopted 21 packages of sanctions against Russia. The last EU Council approved 218 positions on July 23, the most in four years.