The list of export restrictions includes 87 defense industry companies, including third-country companies involved in the sale of drones from Iran and evasion of sanctions.
The European Council approved 11 packages of economic and individual restrictive measures aimed at strengthening existing EU sanctions against the Russian Federation and stopping their evasion. This was reported on the website of the European Council on Friday, June 23.
“Our sanctions are taking a heavy toll on Russia’s economy and the Kremlin’s ability to finance its aggression. Today’s package increases our pressure on Russia and Putin’s war machine. By fighting the avoid sanctions, pressure on Russia will increase, further depriving it of much-needed resources.” it must be allowed to launch an illegal war against Ukraine,” said EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Josep Borrell.
Thus, for the first time, the EU included as a preventive measure in the package the possibility of expanding the ban on the export of goods to third countries where goods subject to sanctions entered Russia. It allows, in particular, to ban the export of sensitive dual-use goods and certain goods related to the defense industry.
In addition, the ban on transit through the Russian Federation to third countries will also be extended to goods that can be used to increase Russia’s defense capabilities, and to goods used in aviation.
At the suggestion of Estonia and other Baltic countries and Poland, the road transport penalty was extended by banning the transport of goods with trailers registered in Russia to the EU, as well as goods used by Russia in the war against Ukraine, including electronics, semiconductors and cameras.
The list of export restrictions also includes 87 defense industry companies, including third country companies involved in the sale of drones from Iran and evasion of sanctions.
In addition, today’s decision expands the list of prohibited items that contribute to the technological improvement of the Russian defense and security sector, including: electronic components, semiconductor materials, equipment for the production and testing of electronic integrated circuits and printed circuit boards, energy materials precursors and chemical weapons precursors, optical components, navigational instruments, metals used in the defense sector, and marine equipment.
In an effort to address Russia’s systematic global campaign of media manipulation and misrepresentation to bolster its strategy to destabilize neighboring countries – the EU and its member states – the European Council extended the suspension of broadcast licenses in five additional media outlets: RT Balkan, Oriental Review, Tsargrad, New Eastern Outlook and Katehon.
These media are under the continuous direct or indirect control of the leadership of the Russian Federation and have been used by the latter for constant and coordinated propaganda actions aimed at civil society in the EU and neighboring countries, seriously distorting and manipulate the facts, the report said.
The temporary derogation granted to Germany and Poland for the supply of crude oil from Russia through the northern section of the pipeline was also terminated. friendship However, oil coming from Kazakhstan or another third country can continue to transit through Russia and be imported into the EU through this pipeline.
In addition to the economic sanctions, the Council decided to include a large number of additional individuals and entities on the list. But their list has not been made public. The relevant legal acts will be published in the Official Journal of the EU.
Earlier, the OP explained that now it is very profitable to make money in Russia, because the aggressor country agrees to pay many times more sanctioned goods. That is why the 11th sanctions package is so important.
Source: korrespondent
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