Non-EU Countries Align With 3 Recent Sanctions Decisions Related to Ukraine Invasion
Groups of European countries not in the EU aligned themselves with three of the bloc's recent sanctions moves, the European Council announced. On Oct. 6, the council barred individuals and entities from providing technical assistance, brokering services, financing or insurance to any third country ships carrying Russian oil above the price cap. The countries of North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway aligned with the decision, the council said Oct. 13.
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Also Oct. 6, the council amended the geographical scope of its Russia sanctions regime over the invasion of Ukraine to cover the occupied areas of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia. The countries of North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway imposed this decision as well, the EC said.
As well, the council previously decided to add 30 individuals and seven entities charged with undermining the territorial sovereignty of Ukraine to its Russia sanctions regime. The EU further imposed new criteria for sanctioning individuals and entities, giving itself the power to list parties who facilitate sanctions violations. The countries of North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway enforced the decision, the council said.