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⚡️💭 🇪🇺   The EU’s 20th sanctions package against Russia is the largest in the past two years* 👇  Click the bottom-right arrow to see the full text 🛢  Energy & Oil:🟠 New restrictions on oil and the 'shadow fleet';🟠 +46 tankers added to the sanctions list;🟠 Transactions with the ports of Murmansk and Tuapse banned;🟠 Restrictions targeting major refineries: Tuapse, Komsomolsk, AchinskSanctions on oil companies including Bashneft, Slavneft, and others;➡️ The package lays the groundwork for a full ban on transporting Russian oil and petroleum products. This still needs to be coordinated with the G7.👤 Companies & individuals:🟠 60 companies have been added to the sanctions list (32 Russian and 28 from third countries, including China, Turkey, the UAE, and Thailand), along with 120 new sanctions targeting oligarchs, military companies, propagandists, and individuals involved in the abduction of Ukrainian children and the looting of cultural heritage.🏧 Banking & Finance:🟠 Sanctions imposed on 20 Russian banks;🟠 Full ban on any financial transactions with them;💰 Cryptocurrency:🟠 Full ban on cooperation with Russian crypto platforms (exchange and transfer services);🟠 Broader restrictions on Russia’s entire crypto sector.🤑  Exports & Imports:🟠 new bans have been introduced on exporting goods to Russia (including rubber, tractors, explosives, laboratory glass, and lubricants) worth over €365 million, as well as on importing Russian metals and chemicals worth more than €530 million.🏭  Military & Industrial Companies:🟠 +58 companies sanctioned, including suppliers from third countries (e.g. China, UAE)➡️ Sanctions include:🟠 Gazprom Fleet🟠 Gazstroyproekt🟠 Gazprom LNG Technologies🟠 Gazpromneft Marine Bunker (fuel supply for ships)🟠 Mangazeya Mining🟠 Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) and subsidiaries of Lukoil📱  Shipping & Logistics:🟠 Ban on selling tankers to Russia;🟠 Restrictions on servicing LNG carriers;🟠 New rules on vessel sales to prevent sanctions circumvention.🇧🇾  Belarus:🟠 New sanctions targeting Belarus’ military-industrial complex;🟠 Measures aligned with those applied to Russia;🟠 Belarusian Oil Company also sanctioned.Third Countries & Sanctions Evasion:🟠 Restrictions imposed on Kyrgyzstan due to re-export risksSpecific export bans to Kyrgyzstan:🟠 CNC machines (precision manufacturing equipment);🟠 Radio/electronic equipment.🆕  New mechanism introduced:The EU can restrict exports to countries helping Russia bypass sanctions🔵  Note: The list may not be exhaustive.