RTRS-EU Diplos: No Agreement On New Russia Sanctions

Reuters reporting that EU member states have failed to agree on a ninth package of sanctions against Russia, with permanent representatives stating that, "Poland and a number of others still have objections".

• Sanctions on Russia unlikely to feature heavily in today's EUCO leaders' summit in Brussels, with main focus on the EUR18bn package of financial assistance for Ukraine. Earlier this week it seemed that Hungary's objections to the package had been overcome, only forPolitico to reportthat Poland could now object to the funds on an unrelated by linked plan for a minimum corporate tax rate.
• Earlier this weekEU Observer reported that "Upcoming EU sanctions will strike at Russia's media bullhorn [...] Draft new EU blacklists of 144 individuals include popular Russian TV presenters [...] And they include economic measures — an embargo on investment in Russia's mining sector, a ban on sale of dual-use technology to 169 Russian companies, and an asset-freeze on the Credit Bank of Moscow and Dalnevostochny Bank."