War in Ukraine: EU agrees 21st round of sanctions on Russia

EU ambassadors have reached a political agreement on the 21st ​sanctions ‌package against Russia, four ⁠EU diplomats said on Thursday. Two EU ‌diplomats said the package includes ⁠a 12-month freeze on the Russian oil price cap, as ​well as a ‌one-year exemption allowing the transfer of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) to third ‌countries, with automatic renewal. "Member states showed ​solidarity with Greece and it's expected that Greece will do the same ​with others in the future," ​one EU diplomat ​said. The technical work on the sanctions package ​will now be concluded and a written procedure for adoption will be launched on Thursday afternoon. (FRANCE 24 with Reuters)