INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The European Union escalates pressure on Russia, approving its 16th sanctions package on February 19, 2025, reports the European
scramble to unify their Ukraine stance
The EU also bans transactions with 11 Russian ports and airports, choking off sanction-dodging routes.The numbers tell a gritty story:
The EU cuts off 13 banks from SWIFT, freezes assets of 48 individuals and 35 entities, and axes licenses for eight Kremlin-linked media
(Photo Internet reproduction)EU Tightens Sanctions on Russia as U.S
sidelined the EU and Ukraine
leanings and trade fallout test EU resolve
The EU braces for a shifting war landscape, balancing unity and leverage in a conflict entering its fourth year.
