EUBRUSSELS, Feb 26 in a document published in the Official Journal of the EU.» It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, goods and technologies suitable for use in oil refining … natural or legal persons, organizations or bodies in Russia or for use in Russia «, — the magazine says. We are talking about goods and technologies with origin both in the EU and outside it. The EU also leaves certain exceptions to these rules. This decision, like the entire package of EU economic sanctions against the Russian Federation that has been in place for more than seven years , to which it was added, is valid until July 31, 2022 with the possibility of adjustment. Previously, these economic sanctions were regularly extended. Russia launched a military operation to demilitarize Ukraine in the early hours of Thursday, February 24. In a televised address to the Russians, President Vladimir Putin said that circumstances “require decisive and immediate action from us, the people’s republics of Donbass have asked for help.” According to the Russian leader, the entire responsibility for the bloodshed will be on the conscience of the ruling regime in Ukraine. He called on the Ukrainian military not to follow the criminal orders of the Ukrainian authorities, lay down their arms and go home. The Russian Defense Ministry stressed that the Russian Armed Forces are not inflicting any strikes on the cities of Ukraine: military infrastructure is disabled by high-precision means. According to the department, the civilian population is not in danger.
