Russia Responds to EU’s 19th Sanctions Package

The Russian Ministry of Foreign​ Affairs, in a statement reported by webangah News Agency, citing RIA Novosti via Mehr News Agency, declared ‍that ‌Moscow is expanding its​ list of ⁣individuals banned from entering Russia.​ This move responds directly to ​the European Union’s adoption of its 19th anti-Russian sanctions package and prohibits more representatives from European ⁣institutions from​ entering‌ the country.

earlier, the ministry condemned ​the latest EU sanctions​ against Moscow as illegal ⁢and harmful to europe itself.

The statement emphasized that “Moscow⁢ strongly condemns⁢ any unilateral and⁣ illegal coercive measures” and stressed that “the EU has exhausted all​ options ‍with‍ its 19th sanctions package.”

Furthermore, the ministry warned that “the European Union blindly continues down a path of self-destruction without recognizing that threatening⁤ third countries with secondary sanctions and assuming the role of⁤ global enforcer will carry consequences.”