No EU agreement yet on 21st Russian sanctions package, Kallas says


FILE PHOTO: EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas addresses journalists during a visit to the EUFOR Base( European Union Forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina ) in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, July 2, 2026. REUTERS/Amel Emric/File Photo

July 13 (Reuters) - EU ⁠countries have yet to reach ⁠agreement on a broad 21st package ‌of sanctions against Russia, but may decide on Monday to add 250 individuals and entities ​to their Russia sanctions list, ⁠EU foreign policy ⁠chief Kaja Kallas said.

"We are hoping that ⁠we ‌get 250 listings agreed .. this is the biggest number ⁠of listings we have done so far," ​Kallas ‌said before a meeting of EU ⁠foreign affairs ​ministers in Brussels.

"When it comes to the 21st package, there are still some ⁠open questions," she added.

Lithuanian ​Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys said EU countries had yet to reach a decisionon a ⁠proposed maritime services ban and tightening restrictions on Russian liquefied natural gas.

"So I'm looking to see whether we are ​serious enough. We ⁠cannot put economic interests above security interests ... ​that is a very ‌dangerous trend," he told ​reporters.

(Reporting by Bart Meijer; Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta and Andrew Gray)

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