EU Council has approved sanctions against 1,600 entities and individuals linked to Russia’s defense-industrial complex, - Kallas

Today, October 12, the EU Foreign Affairs Council approved sanctions targeting 1,600 items linked to the Russian military-industrial complex.

Kaja Kallas, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, announced this on social media platform X, according to Censor.NET.

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According to her, this is the largest expansion of our sanctions list since the start of the war with Russia.

Europe is again showing a united front. More than half are connected to the production chain for ballistic missiles. We are making it significantly harder, slower and more expensive for Russia to produce the weapons it uses to kill Ukrainians," Kallas emphasises.

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Background

• Kallas had previously reported that on October 12, the EU plans to adopt the largest list of sanctions against Russia since the start of the war.

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Author: Olena Gulayeva