Idled Tankers Show Fresh EU Sanctions on Russia Ships Will Bite

The step to fully-fledged sanctions sends an important signal to the Chinese. We take this very seriously,

an EU diplomat said

Namely one individual and two entities facilitating the circumvention of EU sanctions, and four entities supplying sensitive drone components and microelectronic components to the Russian military,

the statement said, referring to the Chinese listings

This package of sanctions is part of our response to weaken Russia’s war machine and those who are enabling this war, also including Chinese companies,

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said