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European Commission starts working on 20th package of anti-Russian sanctions

22 November 2025 08:31 (UTC +04:00)

The European Union continues working on the 20th package of sanctions against Russia, and its purpose, among other things, is to boost the effectiveness of measures against tankers, which according to EU estimates, carry Russian oil, Anitta Hipper, press secretary for EU diplomacy chief Kaja Kallas, said, APA reports, citing interfax.

"Indeed, we are working on the next package [of sanctions]," Hipper told a briefing in Brussels on Friday when asked if the 20th package will include measures against Russian oil exports.

It follows from the November 20 meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council that "the topic of the discussion was to focus on the shadow fleet and what we can do in a more effective way to ensure that our [sanctions] packages are way more targeted and also they look into shadow fleets more specifically so that we can cut Russia's revenues," she said.

EU diplomacy chief Kaja Kallas earlier told a press conference in Brussels after the EU Council meeting that "going after Russia's shadow fleet remains a priority and we had very intensive discussions about what we can do more."

"The EU has already sanctioned over 550 ships, and we have conducted extensive diplomatic talks with flag states that register vessels. Now, we aim to have pre-boarding agreements with these states. This is a legal way for one party to board and search a vessel of another country. We will work on more sanctions against shadow fleet, both vessels as well as enablers," Kallas said.