Russia condemns EU plan for warships to stop 'shadow fleet' vessels in Mediterranean
- The European Commission plans to impose asset freezes and transaction bans on nearly 90 banks in Russia and other countries to target Russia's financial sector, according to Kallas.
- The Commission proposes to freeze the oil price cap for six months to prevent Moscow from gaining higher revenues amid the Iran war.
- Restrictions on Russian liquefied natural gas and expansion of the 'shadow fleet' vessel list are proposed, including ships refueling or offloading cargo from sanctioned vessels.
- Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called the new EU sanctions ineffective and stated that EU naval inspections of vessels in the Mediterranean would violate international law.
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