European Union leaders have reached agreement on the adoption of the ninth round of sanctions against Russia in retaliation for aggression in Ukraine, diplomatic sources have informed Europa Press, following a meeting of European ambassadors on the sidelines of the meeting of EU-27 heads of state and government.
According to several diplomatic sources confirmed to Europa Press, the meeting of ambassadors has managed to unblock the situation to adopt the new batch of sanctions, which will be approved by written procedure. In this way, it has cleared the reluctance of Poland and Lithuania who demanded guarantees to ensure that not too many exemptions were applied to the transport of Russian fertilizers.
Six Member States with port interests, including Spain, had circulated a document to define the exemptions and ensure that they are limited exclusively to the maritime transport of food and fertilizer to developing countries.
