The demand was raised by the priests at a meeting convened by Bishop Bosco Puthur, who serves as the Apostolic Administrator of the Ernakulam–Angamaly diocese.
The European Union is planning a 14th round of sanctions on Moscow for the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, a senior EU official said on Friday. The new sanctions package includes punitive measures on individuals and organizations that assist efforts to circumvent existing EU sanctions on Russia, the senior EU official said. An EU diplomat said the punitive measures should consider oil tankers or the "dark fleet" that transport Russian oil despite existing sanctions in place to hinder thi
Moldova's prime minister thanked the European Union on Thursday for imposing sanctions on officials and a group of veterans it said were linked to Russian attempts to destabilise the country through "hybrid war". The European Council announced the punitive measures in Brussels, targeting "six individuals and one entity responsible for actions aimed at destabilising, undermining or threatening the sovereignty and independence of the Republic of Moldova". Ex-Soviet Moldova, lying between Ukraine and EU member Romania, has been buffeted by the Kremlin's two-year-old invasion of Ukraine.
The European Union said Monday that it has imposed fresh sanctions on Russia over its war against Ukraine, targeting the lucrative diamonds industry, more than 140 officials and organizations, and closing loopholes that Moscow has used to bypass previous punitive measures. It’s the 12th round of sanctions and restrictions that the EU has slapped on Russia since President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops into Ukraine almost two years ago. The measures have targeted the energy sector, banks, companies and markets, and made over 1,000 Russian officials subject to asset freezes and travel bans.