The EU has agreed a new package of sanctions against Russia that for the first time targets Chinese and Indian companies accused of supporting Moscow’s war effort.
The measures, which will be the 13th package of sanctions imposed by Brussels in response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, target close to 200 individuals and entities but stop short of any sweeping economic measures targeting crucial industrial sectors.
“We must keep degrading [Vladimir] Putin’s war machine . . . [and] keep the pressure high on the Kremlin,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in response to the sanctions agreement on Wednesday, adding that the measures also aim to target “Russia’s access to drones”.