-- 欧州委員会は金曜日、ロシアの非公式船舶群に属する船舶46隻に対し、新たに制裁措置を課したと発表した。これにより、制裁対象船舶の総数は約632隻となった。 ロシアに対し20件の制裁措置を課してきた欧州は、これらの船舶はEUの港への入港が禁止され、海上輸送サービスを受けることもできなくなると述べた。 EUは、EUで建造または売却された船舶がロシアの非公式船舶群に流入するのを防ぐため、タンカー売買に関する新たな安全策を導入した。これには、ロシアでの使用を禁止する契約条項の義務化が含まれる。 EUはまた、ロシアのLNGタンカーと砕氷船に対する保守サービスを禁止し、EU企業がLNGターミナルにおける長期契約を解除できるようにした。 欧州委員会は、今回の制裁措置はロシアのムルマンスク港とトゥアプセ港も対象としていると述べた。 EUは初めて、制裁回避に関与したとして、インドネシアのカリムン石油ターミナルを第三国施設としてブラックリストに掲載した。 この措置は、G7との調整を経て、将来的にロシア産原油の海上輸送サービスを禁止するための基礎を築くものでもある。 金融措置では、新たに20のロシアの銀行が制裁対象となり、EU市場から締め出された銀行は合計70行となった。EUはまた、キルギス、ラオス、アゼルバイジャンの金融機関も制裁回避取引を助長したり、ロシアの国内金融情報システムに接続したりしたとして、制裁対象とした。
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