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 "title": "EU's 21st Sanctions Package Freezes the Russian Oil Cap at USD 44.10 — Greece Wins a Dynagas LNG Carve-Out",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/eu-21st-sanctions-package-russia-oil-price-cap-frozen-44-10-greece-dynagas-lng-exemption/",
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 "published": "2026-07-23T23:38:36.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T17:43:19.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrussels, 23 July 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * EU ambassadors agreed the 21st sanctions package against Russia at an extraordinary Coreper on 23 July, after Greece dropped the last veto; adoption followed by written procedure the same day. With 218 listings — 170 entities and 48 individuals — it is the bloc's largest single round in four years, taking total designations near 3,000\n * The package freezes the Russian oil price cap at USD 44.10 a barrel for twelve months, suspending the sched",
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