EU EXPANDS SANCTIONS TO RUSSIA MISSILE AND DRONE MANUFACTURERS
December 31st, 2022
The European Union (EU) has approved its ninth package of sanctions against Russia, following the country’s invasion of Ukraine, blocking the export of technologies used to create drones and missiles being fired at Ukraine power and water plants. These are designed to create misery during the Ukraine winter – with temperatures in Kyiv already falling below zero, worsening an invasion that the UN says has killed 6,826 civilians as of December 19.
A note from the EU Council of Ministers said EU export bans on aviation and space industry-related goods and tech ...
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