The European Council has failed to adopt the 18th package of sanctions against Russia due to the war with Ukraine.
This is the conclusions of Ukraine, which were adopted during the meeting of the heads of the European Council and governments.
"The European Union, along with its partners, is determined to limit Russia's ability to continue its aggressive war. Sanctions are an integral part of EU policy to achieve this overall goal. The European Council welcomes the adoption of the 17th package of sanctions, which is particularly aimed at Russia's energy and financial sectors, including oil fleet and their operators. The European Council calls for further measures against the Russian Shadow Navy, which is used to bypass Russia's sanctions and presents significant environmental and security risks. In this context, it calls on the Council to quickly adopt a new package of sanctions. It also emphasizes the importance of further strengthening of measures against bypass, "the document reads.
