The European Union is preparing new sanctions packages against Russia. A representative of the German Ministry of Economy announced this in a briefing to journalists. TASS.
“We have now approved the 12th sanctions package in Brussels and new packages will follow. “This means that the sanctions system will expand and evolve, and opportunities to circumvent restrictive measures will be identified and suppressed,” he said.
December 27, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak statedMany countries are showing interest in purchasing Russian oil. These include countries in Africa, the Asia-Pacific region and Latin America.
On the same day, Lithuania’s Ambassador to the EU Arnoldas Pranckevičius reportedLithuania has ideas for the thirteenth package of sanctions against Russia, for example, restrictions on the export of high-tech dual-use products should be constantly adjusted.
Before that, the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Maria Zakharova statedHe said that Western countries started a large-scale trade war against the Russian Federation.
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