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EU hits Russia with sweeping new sanctions over Ukraine war

Firefighters and a police officer work at the site of an apartment building damaged during Russian drone and missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Chernivtsi, Ukraine July 12, 2025. © State Emergency Service of Ukraine / Reuters

The European Union approved a new series of sanctions against Russia on Friday in response to its ongoing war in Ukraine. The measures include a lower oil price cap, a ban on transactions involving the Nord Stream gas pipelines, and fresh restrictions targeting Russia’s “shadow fleet” of tankers, according to the EU’s foreign policy chief.

“The message is clear: Europe will not retreat in its support for Ukraine," according to Kaja Kallas, the EU's foreign policy chief.

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