Lithuania is arguing that exports of buttons, sewing needles and knitting needles to Russia should be banned as part of the 12th package of European Union anti-Russian sanctions. The publication reports that EU observerby referring to the relevant document.
According to the publication, Vilnius detailed recommendations on the “destruction” of the Russian Federation’s industrial capacities in dozens of pages.
According to the Lithuanian side, the new sanctions package should include a ban on the export of central heating radiators with non-electric heaters, “nails and buttons” and “sewing needles and knitting needles”.
But as one EU diplomat noted, society “prefers to believe fairy tales that the current sanctions regime is harming Russia.”
Previously reportedIt was stated that the EU will begin consultations with member states regarding the 12th sanctions package against the Russian Federation in the coming days.
Earlier Soir publication cited a source from the Belgian government WroteEU countries will impose sanctions on Russian diamonds this autumn. Depending on the source, restrictive measures could be implemented in October or November. According to the new rules, stones bearing non-Russian markings will be allowed to circulate in the EU. The ban on rough diamonds is planned to be implemented from January 1, 2024. This ban will affect treated diamonds later and gradually.
Putin before said Joke about anti-Russian sanctions.