European Union countries have failed to agree on the 14th package of sanctions against Russia, as Germany has blocked its adoption, citing Reuters. EU diplomats have stated that Germany’s indecision is partly due to internal disagreements between its Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chancellor’s office. Previously, the EU excluded one of the points from the new package because Germany found it problematic. This point extended the so-called “No Russia clause” to subsidiaries in third countries. According to diplomats, Article 12G was excluded from the compromise text distributed to member st…