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Berlin is bogging down negotiations on the latest EU sanctions package intended to prevent Russia from circumventing existing punitive measures imposed over the war in Ukraine, dpa has learnt. Diplomats in Brussels said German concerns and requests for changes are a decisive factor in the delay of the latest Russian sanctions package. They said it recently felt like Germany had become the new Hungary, referring to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who has repeatedly delayed decisions on Russia sanctions at EU level. The latest planned EU punitive measures are aimed at preventing the circu…

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