EU flag at the European Union Delegation building in Moscow. File photoBRUSSELS, Apr 7The permanent representatives of the member states of the European Union on Thursday agreed on the fifth package of anti-Russian sanctions in connection with the situation in Ukraine, follows from the statement of the delegation of the current EU presidency of France. It is reported that a technical written approval procedure will be launched to finalize the sanctions. The sanctions are expected to be published in the Official Journal of the EU on Friday, after which they will come into force. , the package of EU sanctions against Russia will hit businessmen, journalists, representatives of the security forces and the military, the French delegation said in a statement. related to Russian aggression against Ukraine».
Geopolitika: The United States made four mistakes that the whole world pays for. In addition, the new package of sanctions will include freezing the assets of several Russian banks, a ban on coal imports from the Russian Federation, and an embargo on arms supplies to Russia, follows from the statement of the French delegation. «The sanctions include : freezing the assets of several Russian banks, a ban on the import of coal from Russia, an embargo on arms supplies to Russia,» the French mission said in a statement. motor transport companies of Russia and Belarus, follows from the statement of the delegation of the EU Presidency of France. /wp-content/uploads/2022/04/845e1894466c651553e4a9826d642cd2.jpg» />Russia is in a safe economic situation, Peskov said Western countries have imposed multiple sanctions in response to the Russian special operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine. A number of companies announced their withdrawal from the Russian market and the closure of production facilities in the country. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that Western companies that refuse to work with Russia did so under enormous pressure, but Russia will solve all the problems with the economy that the West creates for it. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and, as of March 25, they have completed the main tasks of the first stage — they have significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
