Representatives of EU countries held the first meeting of the 11th package of sanctions against Russia. According to this ReutersThe negotiations between the envoys of the EU countries will start on the morning of May 10 and will be hot, according to one of the diplomats.
Many diplomats said the widely divergent views meant that no quick agreement was expected. The agency explains that countries favoring the heaviest sanctions would be displeased if the new sanctions did not go far enough, and would fear damaging others’ international ties.
Diplomatic sources say the new sanctions include the blacklisting of dozens of new companies, including China, Iran, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. One EU country was disappointed that the new package did not include Russia’s cessation of diamond imports or nuclear cooperation. Diplomats from another EU country are confident that a proposed sanctions targeting third countries will inevitably spark heated debate.
The sources said the new sanctions will aim to prevent oil tankers from unloading on the high seas or reaching ports with their GPS trackers turned off, which will help track violations of restrictions on Russian oil trade.
8 May EC deliveryEU countries are waiting for approval of the 11th draft package of sanctions against Russia. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission statedHe said the new 11th package of sanctions against Russia will focus on countering the circumvention of previously imposed restrictions.
According to the Financial Times, sanctions get into seven Chinese companies that manufacture microchips, semiconductors and other electronic products.
11. Also within the framework of the AT package plans imposing anti-Russian sanctions for the destruction of cultural monuments, the looting of cultural heritage in Ukraine and the evacuation of children from the war zone.