The European Union plans to impose sanctions on ports in third countries as part of its 20th package of sanctions against Russia, Sky News reports.

The European Commission has proposed its latest sanctions package against Russia for its ongoing war in Ukraine.

The sanctions, which are the 20th since the war began, target energy, financial services and trade.

“For the first time, the package includes sanctions on third-country ports.

The ports of Kulevi in Georgia and Karimun in Indonesia have been targeted for handling Russian oil exports.

Meanwhile, 42 new vessels - mainly oil tankers in Russia's shadow fleet - are included in the list of sanctions.

There are also proposals to remove sanctions from two Chinese banks and to add banks from Laos, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan for providing crypto asset services to Russia”, reads the information.