EU Weighs 3 Options to Salvage 21st Russia Sanctions Package as Greece Blocks LNG Curbs
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 22
EU Weighs 3 Options to Salvage 21st Russia Sanctions Package as Greece Blocks LNG Curbs
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 22
Summary
EU officials are set to discuss at least three scenarios to break a deadlock over the bloc’s 21st sanctions package against Russia, after the measures stalled last week.
Greece is holding out against a proposal that would bar European firms from transferring Russian LNG to third countries, a restriction Athens says would hurt its shipping industry.
The dispute centers on a wider 2027 transport ban that Greece has already opposed, with concerns focused on shipowners including Dynagas, which charters 11 vessels to Russia’s Yamal LNG project.
The impasse exposes how national commercial interests are still reshaping EU sanctions even after Hungary’s Viktor Orbán—long a frequent blocker—left office, forcing capitals to defend their own carve-outs more openly.