MOSCOW, February 5 The thirteenth package of EU sanctions against Russia will be largely “symbolic,” Politico newspaper reports, citing diplomats.
It is noted that as part of the new package, sanctions lists will be expanded, and more companies will be prohibited from exporting dual-use goods.
< br />“The time frame is too short for anything more,” the newspaper quotes one of the diplomats as saying.
Earlier, a high-ranking European source said that discussions are currently underway on the 13th package of anti-Russian sanctions. According to him, new sanctions are planned to be adopted before February 24, a goal allegedly set by the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell.