For technical reasons, diplomats from EU member states could not agree on a ban on Russian coal imports and a new package of sanctions against Russia. Reuters.
According to the agency, technical reasons mean the question of whether the ban on coal imports from Russia will affect existing contracts or whether the restrictions will only affect future contracts. This issue was brought up by Germany, Europe’s largest coal importer from Russia.
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a military special operation in Ukraine in response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR.
The president described the purpose of the operation as “protecting people who have been subjected to eight years of bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime”. The decision to run the operation was the reason for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.
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