The European Union (EU) is discussing introducing a new restraint mechanism against countries that do not do enough to prevent Moscow from circumventing Western sanctions. writes about it Bloombergciting sources.
It was noted that the EU would be the first to deal with those who could not explain the jumps in growth in goods and technology trade. This will help prevent some countries from helping Moscow and cut off the trade channels it can use.
Suspicion will fall primarily on those who cannot explain the spikes in key commodity or technology trades. According to the interlocutors, the main purpose of the new EU sanctions instrument is to prevent countries from helping Russia and to cut off trade channels that Moscow can use.
In addition, the EU plans to expand the scope of existing measures aimed at controlling exports and ban the passage of a number of goods from the territory of the Russian Federation.
Earlier, Vladimir Zelensky on the Telegram channel said that the first plan of sanctions against the Russian Federation is already ready. complete More than 70% and experts presented him with a new document on tightening restrictions. The Ukrainian leader added that this document “will be on the table of all the important leaders of the world.”