In the evening of Monday 28 February, the European Union officially adopted sanctions against 26 persons and the Gas Industry Insurance Company Sogaz, with publication of the legal acts in the Official Journal.
These sanctions were politically agreed by EU Foreign Ministers on Friday 25 February and announced shortly afterwards by EU High Representative Josep Borrell (see EUROPE B12899A2).
Among those sanctioned are several Russian ministers: Dmitry Chernyshenko, Deputy Prime Minister for...