The European Union is not yet discussing a new package of sanctions against Russia. It has been reported DEA News By citing an EU source.
According to the agency’s interlocutor, there is currently no discussion at the European Commission or at the level of EU ambassadors about the tenth package of sanctions against Russia.
The RIA Novosti source also stated that there are no proposals from member states to discuss “certain dimensions of the future package”. According to him, the introduction of new restrictive measures has become difficult due to the large number of sanctions already imposed.
Ursula von der Leyen, former president of the European Commission statedThe European Union will continue to impose sanctions against allies of the Russian Federation. According to him, the EU plans to introduce a new package of sanctions against Belarus. He did not specify when these restrictions would be introduced.
Before that, former Prime Minister of Belgium, Member of the European Parliament Guy Verhofstadt, expressed the view that the sanctions policy against Russia had failed. He noted that EU countries had adopted nine sanctions packages, but as a result, the restrictions had zero impact on the Russian Federation.