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EU countries agree on use of frozen Russian assets – Borrell

The member states of the European Union have reached an agreement on the use of proceeds from frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine This was stated by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrel, reports “DS” with reference to the correspondent of “Radio Liberty” Ricard Jozwiak. “There is a political agreement between EU

The UK and US have announced new sanctions on key figures in the financial networks of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)

The UK, along with G7 partners, has pledged to take action to deny Hamas the ability to raise and use funds to commit atrocities. On Friday 19 January 2024, the EU announced a new EU sanctions regime against Hamas (https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/01/19/hamas-and-palestinian-islamic-jihad-council-establishes-dedicated-sanctions-framework-and-lists-six-individuals/) and imposed sanctions on 6 sites previously sanctioned by the UK and the US. This