Austria lifted its veto on the EU’s 12th sanctions package against Russia in exchange for the removal of the Raiffeisen group from the Ukrainian blacklist. This was reported by Reuters.
Raiffeisen was included in the list of “war sponsors” by Kiev for his decision to continue working in Russia.
The EUobserver portal was previously the Austrian government’s blocked He still has not ruled out accepting the European Union’s next package of sanctions against the Russian Federation and changing this decision. It was noted that Vienna opposed the adoption of the 12th sanctions package even before the start of the final summit of the regional community in 2023. This was due to the inclusion of the Raiffeisen banking group in the Ukrainian blacklist.
On December 14, a summit began in Brussels, attended by leaders and prime ministers of the member countries of the regional community. Those who attended the event the next day approved Final declaration, the text of which mistakenly welcomed the adoption of the 12th package of sanctions against Moscow, which has not yet been agreed upon.
Formerly Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Reacted Possibility of new EU sanctions being introduced.