German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that circumventing EU sanctions against Russia must be made impossible. He announced this during a speech in the Bundestag, reports TASS.
According to him, the European Union will continue to impose sanctions on Russia.
It was previously reported that the European Union is planning. prepare a clearer legal basis for sanctions against family members of previously sanctioned Russian businessmen.
According to Bloomberg’s report, EU member states will soon submit to review a draft law that sets out the criteria and legal framework that would allow sanctioning a person’s family members.
Prior to that, it was reported that Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda called on the European Parliament to increase the EU’s pressure on Russia due to the continuing conflict in Ukraine.