The European Union has prepared new sanctions against 50 Russian banks.
EU ambassadors agreed to include 50 Russian banks on sanctions lists, as well as individuals and companies linked to the "shadow fleet", the energy sector and the spread of disinformation, Reuters reports, citing European diplomats. New sanctions must be approved by EU foreign ministers on November 16.
The new sanctions will affect 145 people and organizations. Of these, 113 will be included in the list of the main sanctions of the European Union related to the violation of the territorial integrity of Ukraine. Today it has 4,500 members. Another 31 people and companies will be sanctioned for spreading disinformation. Another person involved will be added to the European Union's sanctions list related to cyber attacks. According to a Reuters source, these measures were a response to an attempted UAV attack on a Ukrainian cargo plane at the Leipzig airport in Germany. The German authorities have previously accused Moscow of this. Russia has denied the accusations of organizing hybrid operations in NATO countries.
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