EU ambassadors approved sanctions against 50 Russian banks. Reuters.
In total, the restrictions will affect 145 companies and individuals.
The main part, 113 positions, will fall under the EU's main sanctions regime related to the territorial integrity of Ukraine, the agency writes. It will include 50 Russian banks, energy companies, a number of other Russian entrepreneurs and structures that serve the so-called shadow fleet of tankers that transport Russian oil while circumventing the price ceiling. Now there are about 4.5 thousand positions in this mode. Reuters does not specify which banks will be subject to sanctions.
Another 31 companies and individuals will be included in a separate regime of sanctions for hybrid attacks against the EU countries.