EU agrees on 15th sanctions package against Russia, targeting its ‘shadow fleet’ of oil

The new sanctions package is expected to be discussed and formally approved by EU foreign ministers at their meeting on Dec. 16. The proposed package “adds more persons and entities to the already existing sanctions list, and targets entities in Russia and in third countries other than Russia that indirectly contribute to Russia’s military and technological enhancement through the circumvention of export restrictions,” the Hungarian presidency of the EU Council explained…