The European Union agreed a new package of sanctions against Russia, approved in the beginning of the year before the third anniversary of the anniversary. This decision is made against the backdrop of Donald Trump's statements about the possibility of negotiations, which calls into question the long -term effectiveness of European restrictive measures, IZ reports with reference to Euronews.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio noted that in the future Europe can be involved in discussing the mitigation of sanctions against the Kremlin. “ the European Union also has sanctions, and at some point they will have to sit at the negotiation table ” – he said after a meeting with his Russian counterpart in Saudi Arabia. At the same time, he stressed that no side will be excluded from the process and that negotiations will provide concessions from all sides.
Nevertheless, the EU intends to continue pressure on Russia. The President of the European Commission Ursula von Der Lyen emphasized: “ we remain devoted to the support of sanction regime and increased economic pressure on the Kremlin ”. EZ-TOC-SECTION ” ID = “%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%D0%D0%D0%D0%BD%D1%96_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0% B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8F_%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0 %B2%d0%be%d0%b3%d0%be_%d0%bf%d0%b0%d0%BA%d0%B5%D1%82%D1%83_%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%D0%BD %D0%BA%D1%86%D1%96%D0%B9 “> Basic The position of the new sanctions package
a new package of sanctions, which is 16 since the beginning of the war in 2022, provides a number of new restrictions:
- < l> ban on importing Russian primary aluminum . Earlier, the EU has already imposed restrictions on individual aluminum products, including wires, pipes and profiles, but now sanctions apply to untreated metal in the form of ingots, slabs and blanks. fleet ” . 73 vessels used to bypass Western sanctions for Russian oil exports were added to the black list. This brings the total number of prohibited ships to more than 150.
- restrictions on Russian financial institutions . Another 13 banks of Russia are disconnected from the SWIFT system, which will complicate their participation in international calculations.
- blocking Russian propaganda media . Speech licenses are suspended for eight Russian information resources that the EU considers state propaganda.
Threat from “ shadow fleet ” and its impact on the ecology
European authorities express serious concern about the activities of the so -called “ shadow fleet ” – old, uninsured vessels used for illegal transportation of Russian oil. Some of them have been repeatedly observed in transpondering and transmitting counterfeit data to conceal the origin of the cargo. The EU fears that these vessels can cause environmental disasters, especially after incidents in the Baltic Sea, when they were suspected of sabotage against submarine communication cables. Often this oil is processed in these countries and then shipped back to Europe under other markings, which allows partially to circumvent sanctions. , operators and even ship captains. This should complicate the financing of the Russian sanctions. According to diplomats, this package is one of the most rigid, aimed at limiting the financial capabilities of the Kremlin and undermining its ability to finance war against Ukraine. America for Ukraine is an ally, a strategist or an indefinite partner?
