EU ambassadors agreed to impose the 14th sanctions package on Russia, which includes the first-ever sanctions targeting Russia's gas industry. The package bans transshipment of Russian LNG and holds EU operators liable for sanctions violations by their subsidiaries in third countries.

EU ambassadors have agreed for the first time ever to impose sanctions on Russia's gas industry, in a move that could deprive the Kremlin of hundreds of millions of dollars

The new measures include a ban on transshipment of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) and a plan to hold EU operators liable for violations of sanctions by their subsidiaries and partners in third countries

The EU ambassadors have agreed on the 14th package of sanctions against Russia in response to its aggression against Ukraine. This package provides new targeted measures and maximises the impact of existing sanctions by closing loopholes.

The new measures include a ban on the transshipment of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) and a plan to hold EU operators liable for sanctions violations by subsidiaries and partners in third countries.

Germany allegedly blocked the package, despite the fact that a clause that Berlin considered problematic was removed.