Sweden has urged the European Union to introduce a full ban on companies providing support services to Russia’s oil, gas and coal shipping fleet, as the bloc prepares its next package of sanctions related to the war in Ukraine.
Sweden’s Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard said the EU needs to increase pressure on Russia by tightening restrictions on maritime services that help keep Russian energy exports moving. She made the remarks during an annual security conference held in Salen, in western Sweden.
The European Union, which has 27 member states, is currently preparing its 20th sanctions package against Russia.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the EU has already introduced 19 rounds of sanctions, many of which have focused on limiting income from Russia’s oil and gas sector, its main source of revenue.
According to Stenergard, the next sanctions package should include a total ban on European companies
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