The EU adopted the 11th package of sanctions against Russia

The European Union adopted the 11th package of sanctions against Russia, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressing her satisfaction.

“I welcome the political agreement on the eleventh package of sanctions,” the chairwoman of the commission said in her message, adding that the new package of restrictive measures “will deal another blow to Putin’s military machine by tightening export restrictions against organizations that support the Kremlin.” “Our tool to combat the circumvention of sanctions will not allow Russia to get its hands on products that fall under the sanctions,” she concluded.

I welcome the political agreement on our 11th sanctions package.

It will deal a further blow to Putin’s war machine with tightened export restrictions, targeting entities supporting the Kremlin.

Our anti-circumvention tool will prevent Russia from getting its hands on… https://t.co/MlQlxNzNeR

— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) June 21, 2023

This was previously announced by the chairperson of EU Sweden tweeted: “Today, the EU ambassadors agreed on the 11th package of sanctions against Russia. The package includes measures aimed at preventing the circumvention of sanctions and individual lists.”

#COREPER II | Today, the EU Ambassadors agreed on the 11th package of sanctions against Russia. The package includes measures aimed at countering sanctions circumvention and individual listings.

— Sweden in EU (@SwedeninEU) June 21, 2023

RT in a parody video showed how Western politicians are thinking about new sanctions against Russia. The main characters were Joe Biden, Olaf Scholz, Rishi Sunak, Ursula von der Leyen and Emmanuel Macron.

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