New European Union sanctions against Russia on the eve of the anniversary of the Ukraine war

– International news – Tasnim News Agency According to the German newspaper “Wirthschaftswoche”, February 24 is the second anniversary of the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The European Union wants to show that it will never accept aggression.

The European Union imposed new sanctions against Russia on the second anniversary of the war in Ukraine. Representatives of the 27 member states agreed in Brussels on Wednesday to significantly expand the list of individuals and entities whose assets in the European Union should be frozen. In addition, other companies that contribute to the military and technological strengthening or development of the Russian defense and security sector should also be sanctioned. Accordingly, no other goods and technology will be sold to them for military use from the EU.

Recently, the EU has also used this tool to target companies based in China, Uzbekistan, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates. used, which are said to be involved in circumventing the European Union’s punitive measures against Russia.

Belgium, which holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, announced that the agreement between the representatives of the member states on what is now the 13th package of sanctions It is Russia, now it must be formalized in a written procedure. A list of other relevant individuals and companies will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union next Saturday on the anniversary of the start of the Russian war. This sanctions package is considered as a symbol of the anniversary because it does not contain any new and extensive economic sanctions. According to the information of the German news agency, this new list will include three-digit numbers of some institutions. Listed individuals are not only affected by asset freezes, but are also banned from trading with them and entering the EU. This should happen by the anniversary of the war on Saturday.

The latest EU sanctions package against Russia to date included a ban on diamond and jewelery imports from Russia to the EU. There has long been a broad ban on imports of crude oil, coal, steel, gold and luxury goods, as well as punitive measures against banks and financial institutions.

Brussels also noted that it was recently decided that To confiscate the proceeds from holding frozen funds of the Central Bank of Russia for Ukraine. The agreed procedure, as a first step, ensures that extraordinary income from holding assets of the Central Bank of Russia is kept separately. In the second stage, a part of these funds is supposed to be sent to Ukraine. However, more legal texts still need to be drafted for this.

According to estimates, an amount equivalent to billions could be obtained every year because, according to the commission, more than 210 billion euros from the Central Bank of Russia in The European Union is blocked and the income from capital maintenance is constantly increasing.

Not long ago, Belgium, as the rotating president of the European Union, announced that the representatives of the member states of this union on a proposal to transfer the income from assets blocked by Russia to Ukraine.

While Russia warned the European Union last year not to confiscate the property of the Russian government or Russian citizens.

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