EU, UK hit Russia with new sanctions
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EU Ambassador Herve Delphin stated that the EU's sanctions on Russia aim to weaken its war economy while maintaining global oil market stability. The sanctions, including a price cap reduction on Russian oil to $47.
Since its illegal invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia has become the most sanctioned nation on Earth, and yet its economy has been remarkably resilient. In 2024, if Russian official figures are to believed, its economy outgrew those of all the G7 nations - Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US.
The European Union’s 18th sanctions package against Russia over its war in Ukraine targets Moscow’s energy and financial sectors to limit its ability to fund war in Ukraine. Key measures include a lower oil price cap, Nord Stream transaction ban, more shadow fleet sanctions, and a full ban on Russian bank deals.
Russian authorities have confiscated assets worth some $50 billion over the past three years, underscoring the scale of the transformation into a "fortress Russia" economic model during the war in Ukraine,
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A slowdown exposes the limits of the country’s wartime economy and suggests sanctions may finally be taking a toll.
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