The European Union announced sanctions on 41 ships of the Russian "shadow fleet".

The European Council issued a statement on the 18th, deciding to impose sanctions on 41 ships of the Russian "shadow fleet". The statement said that after these 41 ships are included in the EU sanctions list, they will be banned from entering EU ports. This decision brings the total number of ships included in the EU sanctions list to nearly 600. The statement said that this decision is closely related to other recent measures taken by the European Council regarding the "shadow fleet". The EU is prepared to continue to increase pressure on Russia and its "shadow fleet" value chain, and to take further sanctions if necessary.