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EU countries have yet to reach agreement on a broad 21st package of sanctions against Russia, but may decide on Monday to add 250 individuals and entities to their Russia sanctions list, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said.
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“We are hoping that we get 250 listings agreed .. this is the biggest number of listings we have done so far,” Kallas said before a meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers in Brussels.
“When it comes to the 21st package, there are still some open questions,” she added.
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Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys said EU countries had yet to reach a decision on a proposed maritime services ban and tightening restrictions on Russian liquefied natural gas.
“So I’m looking to see whether we are serious enough. We cannot put economic interests above security interests … that is a very dangerous trend,” he told reporters.
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(Reporting by Bart Meijer; Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta and Andrew Gray)
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This story was originally published July 12, 2026 at 11:21 PM.