New Delhi, June 9 -- The fishing vessel was the detail no one was quite expecting. When Ursula von der Leyen stepped to the podium in Brussels on Tuesday to formally present the European Commission's 21st package of anti-Russian sanctions, the list of targeted sectors - energy, banking, cryptocurrency trading - tracked closely with what diplomats had been signaling for weeks. Then came the word "fishing," and the room understood it was hearing something new.

Russian fishing exports generate roughly $6 to $7 billion annually - but the political signal is considerable. Brussels is expanding the map.

The package also includes a proposal to freeze the Russian oil price cap at its current level until January 2027. As Eastern Herald reported ...