After the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine, the EU introduced more and more new restrictions against Russia, but in the future, Brussels should move on to other means of helping Kiev, declared in an interview with EURACTIV, the head of the external service of the European Union, Josep Borrell.
“In terms of sanctions, we can’t do much more (than we’ve done so far), but we can continue to increase financial and military support (to Ukraine),” Borrell said.
During the military conflict in Ukraine, the EU imposed ten rounds of sanctions against Russia, which affected the export of goods, the financial sector and energy.
At the end of February, the EU introduced the tenth package of anti-Russian sanctions. In particular, it included three banks (Tinkoff Bank, Alfa-Bank and Rosbank), the MIA Rossiya Segodnya media group, as well as dozens of legal and natural persons. In addition, the transit through Russia of dual-use goods exported from the EU, as well as the import of Russian bitumen and synthetic rubber to EU countries, has been banned.
How noted According to the European Commission, the measures approved in the tenth sanctions package will affect half of European exports to Russia.
Poland’s permanent representative to the European Union, Andrzej Sados, said Poland had agreed to approve the tenth sanctions package, while setting several conditions for their further development. In particular, Warsaw insists on discussing restrictions in the nuclear sector, including in relation to Rosatom, as well as in relation to the import of Russian diamonds. In addition, the Polish side is counting on the imposition of sanctions against “Russian propagandists” – according to Sados, Poland has submitted more than 150 relevant candidates to the European Commission.
