Representatives of the European Union will continue to discuss the introduction of the 11th package of sanctions against the Russian Federation on May 16, but the four diplomats said “there is still no light at the end of the tunnel”. The newspaper writes about it Policy referring to diplomats.
According to the publication, some EU countries, notably Germany, are dissatisfied with the EU’s proposals to impose restrictions on third countries, which allegedly helped circumvent anti-Russian sanctions.
Berlin said sanctions should be imposed on companies, not all states. Diplomats also note that identifying ships that allegedly circumvented the sanctions imposed on the Russian Federation would be extremely problematic.
EU diplomats also said it is unlikely that an agreement on sanctions will be reached before this week’s Group of Seven (G7) summit, or even next week’s EU council of foreign ministers. The newspaper Politico also reported that a new draft text was being developed.
formerly Kommersant newspaper WroteHe said the EU was avoiding a recession and would continue to contain Russia and China economically.