The European Commission has presented a new, 20th, package of sanctions against Russia, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said in a special statement on Friday, Interfax reports.
"The new package of sanctions covers energy, financial services and trade. On energy, we introduce a full maritime services ban for Russian crude oil. It will slash further Russia's energy revenues and make it more difficult to find buyers for its oil," von der Leyen said.
"As shipping is a global business, we propose to enact this full ban in coordination with like-minded partners after a decision of the G7. We are listing 43 more vessels part of the shadow fleet - reaching 640 in total," she said.
The EU is making it more difficult for Russia to acquire tankers and imposing "sweeping bans on provision of maintenance and other services for LNG tankers and icebreakers to further dent gas export projects," the statement says.
This decision complements the EU's ban on LNG imports under the 19th sanction package and the RepowerEU Regulation, she said.
"Then, we present a second block of measures to further constrain Russia's banking system and its ability to create alternative payment channels to fund economic activity," von der Leyen said.
