The EU agreed on new sanctions against Russia while granting Greece an exemption to continue shipping Russian LNG to non-EU customers indefinitely. Bulgaria successfully removed Patriarch Kirill and billionaire oligarch Vagit Alekperov from the sanctions list.
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The deal reached by ambassadors grants Greece an exemption to continue shipping Russian LNG to non-EU clients for the foreseeable future.
" #Bulgaria was also successful in removing two names from the final list: Patriarch Kirill, the head of Russia’s Orthodox Church, and Vagit #Alekperov, the billionaire founder of #Lukoil." en.philenews.com/internationa... The EU approves its 21st sanctions package against Russia, targeting banks, crypto platforms and oil traders, while granting Greece an LNG exemption.