EU adopts 21st Russia sanctions package, drops gas and tourism limits
The Council of the European Union, the body where the 27 member governments make decisions, has formally turned the bloc's 21st set of penalties on Russia into law.
The Council of the European Union, the body where the 27 member governments make decisions, has formally turned the bloc's 21st set of penalties on Russia into law.
The package advanced only after Greece dropped its veto in exchange for keeping its tankers in the Russian LNG trade to non-EU buyers. Here is who agreed, how the unanimity rule forced the concession, and what actually binds.