EU approves its largest expansion of sanctions on Russia's defence industry: almost 1600 listings
Place: LuxembourgRegion: Ukraine-wide and the front lineautomatic summary
Where the versions diverge
The sources agree on the scale of the sanctions; Interfax presents the decision neutrally with the caveat "according to the EU", while Ukrainian and European media stress its record size and link to ballistic missiles.
What Russia reports
automatic summary Interfax, citing the EU Official Journal, reports sanctions against 826 entities and 743 people that "according to the EU" are linked to Russia's defence industry, as well as 77 people over the September State Duma elections; the lists include the United Rocket and Space Corporation and a number of plants.
“Власти ЕС ввели санкции против 826 структур и 743 человек за то, что они, по версии Евросоюза, имеют отношение к оборонно-промышленному комплексу РФ”
- ЕС ввел санкции против более 1,5 тыс. юрлиц и физлиц за связи с ОПК России — Interfax, 12 October, 13:18
What Ukraine reports
automatic summary EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas called the decision the largest single expansion of the sanctions list since the war began; she said more than half of the listings are linked to ballistic missile production chains.
“Міністри закордонних справ ЄС схвалили санкції проти майже 1600 осіб, пов'язаних із російським військово-промисловим комплексом”
- ЄС запровадив санкції проти майже 1600 осіб, пов’язаних з військовою промисловістю РФ — Ukrainska Pravda, 12 October, 11:40
- ЄС ухвалив найбільше розширення санкційного списку проти Росії від початку війни — Suspilne, 12 October, 11:26
What independent sources report
automatic summary DW and Kyiv Independent report almost 1600 new restrictions, from shipyards and aircraft makers to electronics manufacturers; German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul called them an "unprecedented sanctions blow". Separately the EU imposed 77 listings over elections in occupied territories and sanctions over Russia–North Korea military cooperation.
“Более половины из них связаны с производственной цепочкой баллистических ракет”
“EU foreign ministers unanimously approved 77 new sanctions listings”
- Евросоюз ввел санкции против 1600 субъектов российского ВПК — DW (RU), 12 October, 10:40
- EU passes sanctions against Russia's illegal election in occupied Ukrainian territories — Kyiv Independent, 12 October, 10:47
- EU votes through largest ever Russia sanctions list — Kyiv Independent, 12 October, 10:32
- Germany says new EU sanctions 'unprecedented' blow to Russia — DW, 12 October, 12:48
- ЕС ввел санкции из-за военного сотрудничества РФ и КНДР — DW (RU), 12 October, 16:39
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