The European Union has approved its 21st package of sanctions against Russia, expanding restrictions on the country’s energy, financial and military sectors while adding another 41 vessels to its growing blacklist of ships linked to Moscow’s shadow fleet. 

The measures, adopted by the Council of the European Union on Friday, represent one of the bloc’s broadest sanctions packages since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with 218 new listings covering 48 individuals and 170 entities. 

“This package includes the highest number of listings in four years,” EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said. “We’re hitting over a hundred banks and crypto operators, 40+ vessels in Russia’s shadow fleet, and…