EU foreign ministers adopted new punitive measures to crack down on sanctions evasion and stop Russia from obtaining Western technology for making weapons, according to German News Agency DPA.

A further 69 individuals and 47 entities linked to the Russian invasion of Ukraine have also been sanctioned with an asset freeze and in the case of persons, a travel ban to the European Union.

The new salvo of sanctions target Russia's multi-billion dollar liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector for the first time.

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