European Union Approves 22nd Sanctions Package Against Russia

According to the International Desk of Webangah News Agency, the European Union approved its twenty-second sanctions package against Russia on Monday, which adds approximately 1,600 individuals and companies associated with what has been described as Russian defense industries to the sanctions list. This development was reported by Mehr News Agency, citing TASS.

Kaja Kallas, the EU’s foreign policy chief, announced via the social media platform X that the EU foreign ministers had just approved nearly 1,600 new sanctions targeting the Russian military-industrial complex. Reports indicate that over half of the new measures are related to the production chain of ballistic missiles.

These sanctions will come into effect following the publication of the full list in the EU’s Official Journal.