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EU foreign ministers are to adopt new Russia sanctions on Monday, diplomats told dpa, after Germany’s concerns over business regulations led to several weeks of delay. Designed to crack down on the evasion of sanctions and stop Russia from obtaining Western technology for making weapons, Berlin was concerned the 14th sanctions package went too far, especially for subsidiaries. EU diplomats said a compromise was reached, allowing measures halting exports to Russia – the so-called “No Russia” clause – to not apply to subsidiaries for the time being. The issue is to be revisited. The new salvo of…

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