(ANSA-AFP) - BRUSSELS, OCT 5 - The EU has agreed a new round
of sanctions against Russia after Moscow's annexation of four
regions in Ukraine, the Czech presidency of the bloc said
Wednesday. The latest package -- the eighth since Russia's
invasion in February -- is now going through a final approval
procedure which, if no objections emerge, will be published and
come into effect on Thursday, the Czech Republic's EU ambassador
said on Twitter. "We have just reached a political agreement on
new sanctions against Russia -- a strong EU response to Putin's
illegal annexation of territories," ambassador Edita Hrda said.
The details of the sanctions package were not given, but EU
ambassadors discussing potential measures over the past few days
have focused on seeking to impose a price cap on Russian oil
transported around the world. They were also looking at
expanding the blacklist of people subject to EU travel bans and
asset freezes for their role backing the Kremlin's announced
annexations. (ANSA-AFP).
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