The EU on Friday officially adopted the sixth round of sanctions against Russia after ambassadors approved the new package on Thursday.

"The Council decided today to impose a sixth package of economic and individual sanctions targeting both Russia and Belarus," said an EU statement. 

The agreed package includes a series of measures including prohibiting the purchase, import or transfer of crude oil and certain petroleum products from Russia into the EU, de-SWIFTing of additional Russian and Belarusian banks, suspending the broadcasting activities in the EU of three more Russian state-owned outlets - Rossiya RTR/RTR Planeta, Rossiya 24 / Russia 24 and TV Centre International - as well as sanctions against an additional 65 individuals and 18 entities, which brings the sanctions to a total of 1,158 individuals and 98 entities under its restrictions.

Meanwhile, the block will prohibit the provision of accounting, public relations and consultancy services, as well as cloud services to Russia.

The Russian Foreign Ministry Thursday warned that the new sanctions package against Russia will have a self-destructive effect for the European Union.