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Without Patriarch Kirill: EU's 21st Russia sanctions package may be approved on 13 July

The European Union's 21st Russia sanctions package could be approved on Monday 13 July, during a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels.
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Ukrainska Pravda
· Jul 6, 2026
Adoption of EU's 21st Russia sanctions package could be postponed until autumn – sources
If EU member states fail to reach an agreement on the European Union's 21st Russia sanctions package this week, its adoption could be postponed until autumn, while the freeze on the Russian oil price cap would be approved separately as a standalone sanctions measure on Monday 14 July.
Intel Slava
· Jul 11, 2026
🇺🇸🇷🇺⚡️ — A group of U.S.
— A group of U.S. senators has announced that they have reached an agreement with the administration of President Donald Trump on a new bill imposing sanctions on Russia, which would give the head of state the authority to introduce restrictions on the purchase of Russian energy resources.The spirit of Anchorage, no other way.@Intelslava
Meduza.io
· Jul 9, 2026
EU weighs scaled-back visa ban on former Russian military personnel, with Italy and France opposing stricter restrictions
EU member states are negotiating a scaled-back visa ban on Russian military personnel after Italy and France objected to the original proposal, Euronews reports. Under the revised measure, restrictions would apply only to short-term visas and only to those who took direct part in the war in Ukraine.
KSAT San Antonio
· Jul 13, 2026
EU and Britain target Russian intelligence officers over a major cyberspying campaign
The European Union and Britain have imposed sanctions on Russian military intelligence officers, hackers and private companies.
Daily Sabah
· Jul 13, 2026
EU, UK target Russia with 1st joint cyber sanctions package
The European Union and the U.K. announced on Monday new coordinated sanctions on Russia over cyber attacks in Europe, accusing Moscow's FSB intelligence agency of involvement...
Business Today
· Jul 1, 2026
Major relief: US lifts sanctions on four Indian firms accused of aiding Russia
The four firms had been sanctioned by Washington over their alleged involvement in exports to Russian entities
Kyiv Post
· Jul 5, 2026
Europe’s Unsanctionable Stupidity
The EU is on track to approve its 21st package of sanctions against Russia, featuring new shadow fleet listings, transaction bans, and controversial measures like limits on Russian fish imports. A key driver for the mid-July approval is the need to freeze the current oil price cap before market fluctuations render it obsolete. Despite these efforts, analysts argue that sanctions are failing to suffocate the Russian economy, which is experiencing record real wages and low inflation despite high interest rates.
Attack the System
· Jun 25, 2026
U.S. lifts sanctions on Iranian oil
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TheJournal.ie
· Jul 13, 2026
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Russia sanctions are 'priority' for Irish presidency of EU, says Helen McEntee
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AzerNews
· Jul 13, 2026
EU foreign ministers seek approval for 250 new Russia sanctions
European Union foreign ministers are expected to approve around 250 new sanctions listings against Russia on July 13, marking the largest single expansion of the EU's sanctions regime since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, even as negotiations on the bloc's 21st sanctions package continue.
CNN
· Jul 7, 2026
IOC provisionally lifts suspension of Russian Olympic Committee
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The Eastern Herald
· Jul 9, 2026
EU Narrows Russia Combatant Visa Ban as France and Italy Force Concessions
France and Italy forced the EU to narrow its Russian combatant visa ban to short-stay visas only. Brussels targets mid-July adoption of the 21st sanctions package to protect the oil price cap.
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WATCH: Trump says in Erdogan meeting that U.S. will lift Turkey sanctions, consider selling F-35s
We're going to be taking the sanctions off, OK? President Donald Trump said in response to a question during a meeting at the presidential palace in Ankara.
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· Jul 11, 2026
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· Jul 13, 2026
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Libertarian Institute
· Jul 7, 2026
Trump Says US Will Lift Sanctions on Turkey
President Donald Trump told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that he would lift sanctions. In 2020, Trump imposed sanctions on Turkey because Ankara agreed to buy an advanced Russian missile defense system. “We’re going to be taking the sanctions off,” Trump said in a meeting with Erdoğan on Tuesday. “It’s time to do that. We []
UPI
· Jul 6, 2026
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Britain sanctions 7 Russians, institutes over Alexei Navalny assassination
Investing.com
· Jun 23, 2026
Explainer-Will US and international sanctions on Iran be lifted?
Explainer-Will US and international sanctions on Iran be lifted?
Reuters
· Jul 8, 2026
IOC decision paves way for Russia's return to international sport
The International Olympic Committee provisionally lifted its suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee, marking a significant step towards Russia's reintegration into the Olympic fold ahead of the Los Angeles 2028 Games. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #olympics #sports #russia Read the story here: https://reut.rs/4peedK6 👉 Subscribe: https://reut.rs/4b8fRGn Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ Follow Reuters on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on X: https://twitter.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reuters/?hl=en
Syrian Arab News Agency
· Jul 13, 2026
France to summon Russian ambassador, impose sanctions over alleged cyberattacks
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· Jun 22, 2026
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OpsLens
· Jul 13, 2026
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Source link The European Union will not impose sanctions on the head of the Russian Orthodox Church and the chief of Russia’s largest private oil company, after Bulgaria vetoed the
Anadolu Agency
· Jul 13, 2026
EU foreign ministers discuss new Russia sanctions, international issues
'We are also working for 21st sanctions package where we don't have agreement yet,’ says EU foreign policy chief
Atlantic Council
· Jun 30, 2026
Banning Russian soldiers from the EU is a common sense security measure
Supporters of the current proposal to ban Russian military personnel from the EU see it as a common sense security measure in response to the Kremlin's escalating hybrid war against Europe, write Elena Davlikanova and Tatiana Vorozhko. The post Banning Russian soldiers from the EU is a common sense security measure appeared first on Atlantic Council.
The Hill
· Jul 10, 2026
Bipartisan senators welcome deal with Trump on stalled Russia sanctions bill
A bipartisan group of senators announced Friday they reached an agreement with the White House on language for a Russia sanctions bill stalled in Congress for more than a year. “We are proud to announce that we have reached an agreement with the Trump Administration to move our updated Russia sanctions legislation forward, Sens. Lindsey...
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