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Volgograd refinery halts as EU prepares new Russia sanctions

Original: 🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Morning Briefing: - Russia’s Volgograd oil refinery stopped after Oct. 2 drone attack - EU envoys set to approve m

Russia's Volgograd oil refinery has stopped operating after a Ukrainian drone attack on October 2, while European Union ambassadors are set to approve a major new package of sanctions against Russia on Wednesday. The EU is also considering tighter restrictions on Russian diplomats in response to escalating threats, alongside possible agricultural carve-outs in the measures.

Why now: The confluence of a successful Ukrainian drone strike on Russian oil infrastructure and imminent EU sanctions decisions is driving attention to the war's escalation.

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• 🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Morning Briefing: - Russia’s Volgograd oil refinery stopped after Oct. 2 drone attack - EU envoys set to approve major new Russia sanctions on Wednesday - EU mulls tougher restrictions on Russian diplomats as threats intensify - Brussels eyes agricultural carve-outs from… · rvps2001 · 4

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