The EU launches the 19th round of sanctions against Russia, first banning Russian LNG and adding four Chinese entities!

On October 23, Reuters reported: "EU member states approved the 19th round of sanctions against Russia yesterday, for the first time including Russian liquefied natural gas in the embargo, while lowering the price cap on Russian crude oil to $47.6 per barrel, and implementing a comprehensive trading ban on Russian oil companies and Gazprom Neft, expanding sanctions on Russian financial institutions and including cryptocurrency platforms for the first time. Slovakia, due to its demands related to energy and the automotive industry, had its demands met and became the last country to agree. On the same day, the United States also announced sanctions against Russia's two largest oil companies. In addition, the EU plans to add four Chinese oil-related entities to the sanctions list, including refineries and trading companies, with the list officially published on the 23rd."

[Witty] The EU is addicted to sanctions, it's nothing but self-harm and a desire for hegemony! The so-called 19th round of sanctions against Russia is a sheer performance of self-harm. To block Russian LNG, they had to meet the interests of countries like Slovakia before reaching a consensus, exposing the deep cracks within the EU. Embargoing Russian energy and sanctioning Russian enterprises are self-destructive acts, as German scholars have long pointed out: this is a suicide act that harms itself. The European people's livelihood and economy have already been hit back, and even more brazenly, they dragged four Chinese entities into the punishment, ignoring China's repeated opposition, using sanctions to exert hegemonic pressure, following the US's dance, and using unilateral sanctions to blackmail other countries. This is not anti-war; it is weaponizing trade, exchanging allies' interests for political posturing. When sanctions become a tool, the credibility and autonomy of the EU have already been completely drained!

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