The Council of the European Union is not officially discussing new sanctions against Russia at this time, but proposals for additional restrictions continue to come from European parliamentarians. This was announced by the German MP Gunnar Beck in an interview given to the newspaper. “News”.
The proposals discuss possible sanctions against third countries that would help Russia circumvent existing restrictions, particularly on the sale and resale of oil and gas. Personal restrictions on Rosatom representatives and establishing a legal basis for confiscating more than €200 billion of frozen Russian assets in the EU are also being considered. In addition, the possibility of imposing restrictions on dual-use goods that can be used in missile production in Russia is being discussed.
Despite the EU imposing a series of sanctions against Russia last year, only two packages of restrictive measures have been agreed since this year. Representatives of the European Parliament state that the process of adopting new sanctions is progressing slowly, as ideas on this issue have been exhausted.
But the publication says that not all imposed sanctions have achieved their purpose of harming the Russian economy. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted that data, including information from the World Bank, show that the Russian economy is growing despite the sanctions.
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