BRUSSELS. June 23 (Interfax) - The Council of the European Union approved the 11th package of sanctions against Russia on Friday, adding 87 entities to the sanctions list and imposing additional restrictions on the transit of goods through Russia.
"The commission welcomes the Council's adoption of an 11th package of sanctions against Russia. [...] [In particular, it includes the] addition of 87 new entities to the list of those directly supporting Russia's military and industrial complex," a press release published on the European Commission's website said.
The new package envisages "extension of the transit prohibition for certain sensitive goods, e.g. advanced technology, aviation-related materials, exported from the EU to third countries, via Russia," it said.