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NEWS: EU to adopt 20th sanctions package against Russia

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Moscow, Russia February 15, 2022. Sputnik/Sergey Guneev/Pool via REUTERS

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NEWS: Two-thirds of EU financial institutions not ready for AML Package July 2027 deadline

By Julia Payne

EU envoys are ​set to adopt a 20th package of sanctions against Russia, with Slovakia and Hungary expected to drop ‌their opposition to the move following the repair of the Druzhba oil pipeline, EU diplomats have said.

The measures would deepen Europe’s effort to choke off Russian energy revenue and military supplies, as Kyiv seeks stronger action from allies more than four years into Moscow’s full-scale invasion.

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