The European Union approved the 21st round of sanctions against Russia on the 23rd. According to an announcement issued by the European Council, the current round of sanctions against Russia covers various fields such as energy, finance, cryptocurrency, trade, etc., and a total of 48 individuals and 170 entities are listed as targets of sanctions. According to Agence France-Presse, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Callas said on the 23rd that this is the EU's largest round of sanctions against Russia in four years and will directly hit Russia's “key point.” The report mentioned that the EU's current round of sanctions is a “softened version” of the plan reached after weeks of intense negotiations, and “it is becoming more and more difficult” to reach new sanctions against Russia agreed upon by all member states in the future. The Russian Permanent Mission to the EU said that for the EU, reaching new “anti-Russian sanctions” has long been reduced to a kind of “symbol and ceremony.”

The European Union approved the 21st round of sanctions against Russia on the 23rd. According to an announcement issued by the European Council, the current round of sanctions against Russia covers various fields such as energy, finance, cryptocurrency, trade, etc., and a total of 48 individuals and 170 entities are listed as targets of sanctions. According to Agence France-Presse, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Callas said on the 23rd that this is the EU's largest round of sanctions against Russia in four years and will directly hit Russia's “key point.” The report mentioned that the EU's current round of sanctions is a “softened version” of the plan reached after weeks of intense negotiations, and “it is becoming more and more difficult” to reach new sanctions against Russia agreed upon by all member states in the future. The Russian Permanent Mission to the EU said that for the EU, reaching new “anti-Russian sanctions” has long been reduced to a kind of “symbol and ceremony.”