Hungary and Slovakia, the EU’s two most pro-Moscow countries that remain heavily dependent on imports of Russian energy, supported the package due to its relative weakness, EU diplomats said.
Finance ministers from Sweden and Lithuania explicitly called for an 18th package of sanctions after Russia ignored the EU’s Monday deadline for a 30-day ceasefire.
Well, for one, this was back in Janiary, i.e. under Biden. For two, I removed my comment, because someone else posted the "600 ships" figure above, and I noticed my comment was nonsense.
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huppakee@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 1y
federalreverse@feddit.org · 0 pts · 1y
Why do they sanction crew members rather than ships?
Quill7513@slrpnk.net · 11 pts · 1y
"member" here represents that a ship is 1 among 200 of the 600 shadow fleet ships
Buffalox@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
I'm pretty sure It is 200 vessels.
federalreverse@feddit.org · 1 pts · 1y
hallunke23@troet.cafe · 2 pts · 1y
The US sanctioned the Russians? This sounds like a good idea, but it still confuses me. I thought Trump was in bed with Putin?
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federalreverse@feddit.org · 1 pts · 1y
Well, for one, this was back in Janiary, i.e. under Biden. For two, I removed my comment, because someone else posted the "600 ships" figure above, and I noticed my comment was nonsense.