EU plans to ban Russian soldiers from bloc in fresh sanctions on Moscow
Banks, crypto firms and Kremlin oil reserves also targeted in 21st set of measures since full-scale invasion of Ukraine
TL;DR
- The EU is proposing a ban on Russian soldiers entering its territory.
- New sanctions will also target Russian banks, crypto firms, and oil revenues.
- The proposed visa ban aims to prevent those who have served in the Russian armed forces since the war began from entering the EU.
- Other measures include maintaining the oil price cap, blacklisting more "shadow fleet" vessels, and extending sanctions against cryptocurrency firms.
- Sanctions are also proposed for Russian fish imports, metals, ores, and car parts.
- The EU is moving forward with Ukraine's negotiations to join the bloc.
- Investigative journalists revealed details about Irish-refined alumina feeding into Russian supply chains that may conclude with arms firms.
- EU officials state there are no alternatives to bauxite or alumina not controlled by Russian or Chinese firms.