The EU also targeted the Nord Stream pipelines between Russia and Germany to prevent Putin from generating any revenue from them in future, notably by discouraging would-be investors. Russian energy giant Rosneft’s refinery in India was hit as well.

The EU sanctions Nayara Energy’s Gujarat refinery over Russian links as part of its latest crackdown. Analysts warn the move could strain India’s energy security amid rising geopolitical pressures.

The spokesperson for Foreign Ministry of Iran condemned the European Council’s “illegal and destructive” decision to impose fresh sanctions on a number of Iranian individuals.

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Council said in a statement on Tuesday that it had imposed sanctions on seven individuals and three entities "responsible for actions aimed at destabilising" Moldova, whose leaders are bidding to join the EU by 2030.

Foreign ministers from the EU's 27-member nations are meeting in Brussels in the wake of a new aid deal for Gaza, largely forged by the bloc's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar.

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to hit buyers of Russian exports with sanctions unless Russia agrees a peace deal over the conflict in Ukraine, potentially complicating Moscow's oil sales to China,