EU ambassadors approve largest-ever list of sanctions against Russia
Place: BrusselsRegion: Ukraine-wide and the front lineautomatic summary
Where the versions diverge
Russian sources in the sample do not cover the ambassadors' decision that day. There are no discrepancies in the figures between Ukrainian and independent media: all rely on Jozwiak and Reuters.
What Russia reports
no reports found
What Ukraine reports
automatic summary RBC-Ukraine, citing Radio Free Europe editor Rikard Jozwiak, writes that EU ambassadors agreed sanctions on 743 individuals and 826 organisations of Russia's military industry, as well as on 77 people "elected" to the State Duma from occupied territories. Ukrainska Pravda, citing Reuters, calls the package the largest list ever.
“По его словам, послы ЕС сегодня дали "зеленый свет" новым санкциям против 743 человек и 826 организаций военной промышленности России.”
“стане найбільшим за обсягом переліком”
- Послы ЕС согласовали новые санкции против России, - СМИ — RBC-Ukraine, 7 October, 10:18
- Посли ЄС у середу схвалять нові санкції проти Росії з найбільшим переліком позицій — Ukrainska Pravda, 7 October, 09:30
What independent sources report
automatic summary Kyiv Independent writes that ambassadors unanimously approved the largest-ever list of sanctions on Russia's defence industry, to be formally adopted by EU foreign ministers on 12 October in Luxembourg. DW cites the same figures from Jozwiak.
“EU ambassadors unanimously approved nearly 1,600 sanctions targeting Russia's military-industrial complex on Oct. 7”
“ограничения затрагивают 743 физлица и 826 компаний в сфере военной промышленности”
- EU ambassadors wave through largest-ever list of Russia sanctions — Kyiv Independent, 7 October, 13:51
- Постпреды стран ЕС согласовали масштабные санкции против РФ — DW (RU), 7 October, 14:54
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