Will the new EU sanctions on Russia be more effective than previous rounds? | DW News

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The European Union has just approved a fresh round of sanctions against Russia - its seventeenth since Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The focus this time is on Russia's so-called Shadow Fleet. This tanker, the Eventin, is believed to be part of Moscow's efforts to evade sanctions including oil price caps. It was discovered adrift off Germany's Baltic coast earlier this year on its way to Egypt. It was carrying oil worth 40 million euros. The ships are often uninsured with