The 27 EU member states agreed on Thursday evening to introduce new sanctions against Russia in response to Moscow’s war in Ukraine, several diplomatic sources told AFP.

The European Commission unveiled a new package of sanctions on December 7, proposing to add nearly 200 individuals and entities to the EU’s blacklist, including Russia’s armed forces and three of the country’s banks.

The package will be formalized through what the EU calls a “written procedure” by noon on Friday, Reuters reported.

“Sanctions have been agreed upon. A written procedure by tomorrow afternoon,” said one of the diplomats.

This would be the ninth package of sanctions introduced by the EU against Russia since the start of the war on February 24.

Brussels also recommended banning any new investment in Russia’s mining sector and tightening trade restrictions on civilian and military dual-use goods targeting chemicals, neurochemicals and electronic components.

The European Executive Committee also proposed banning the export to Russia of components for the production of drones, as well as suspending the work of four new Russian media accused of participating in Kremlin propaganda.

Two countries, Poland and Lithuania, were openly concerned about some of the options offered by Brussels in the context of these new sanctions.

The final text retains the possibility of derogation from sanctions in the name of food security and fertilizer supply needs in the event of a risk to one of the member states.