This is the tenth package of EU sanctions against Russia since the beginning of the large-scale invasion.
European Union ambassadors agreed on a new tenth package of sanctions against Russia.
“Finally (!) agreements on a new package of EU sanctions against Russia. The 10th since the invasion of Ukraine began exactly one year ago,” RFE/RL journalist Rikard Jozviak reported on Twitter.
The representation of Sweden in the European Union also informed about it.
“With the joint efforts of the EU member states, they introduced the most powerful and broadest sanctions in history to help Ukraine win the war. The EU remains united with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people. We will continue to support Ukraine as long as necessary,” the Swedish presidency emphasized. in the EU.
The new package, as specified, will include stricter export restrictions on dual-purpose goods and technologies and targeted restrictive measures on individuals and legal entities.
Sanctions against Russia – details
On February 15, 2023, the European Commission officially presented the 10th package of sanctions against the Russian Federation. It proposes to introduce new bans on the export to Russia from the EU of critical technologies and industrial goods worth more than 11 billion euros.
Sweden said that the tenth package of sanctions will be strong and balanced.
In addition, the first details of the next anniversary package of sanctions were revealed.
At the meeting of the EU ambassadors on February 22, no decision was made on the tenth package of sanctions against Russia. EU countries also failed one of the points of the tenth package of sanctions against the Russian Federation.
