Media: Lithuania proposed to ban the export of nails, needles and buttons to Russia

Lithuania proposes to ban the export of heating radiators, nails, pushpins and sewing needles to Russia as part of the 12th package of EU sanctions. About it writes Euobserver with a link to the document.

The Vilnius list, according to the publication, should include a ban on the export of “central heating radiators and their parts,” “nails, pushpins,” and “sewing and knitting needles.” “Vilnius’ recommendations on the “degradation of Russian industrial capacities” stretched over dozens of pages of detail,” the publication notes. Lithuania also proposes to block IT services for Russian companies.

The publication reported that the EU Commission should begin negotiations with individual EU countries this weekend or early next week on the 12th package of sanctions against Russia. Estonia and Poland also submitted detailed proposals. In particular, Estonia “seeks a complete trade embargo against Russia.”

Since the start of the special operation, the EU has already introduced 11 packages of sanctions against Russia in addition to the existing restrictions. The last one was agreed upon in June. The restrictions included 87 organizations that allegedly support the Russian Federation, as well as 100 Russians, including entrepreneurs, military personnel, journalists, etc., in addition, a ban was introduced on the transportation of oil along the northern branch of the Druzhba oil pipeline.

The previous 10th package of European sanctions against Russia was introduced at the end of February 2023. Then it introduced restrictions for 87 individuals and 34 legal entities.

Earlier in September, the media found out that the EU could present the 12th package of sanctions against Russia in the first half of October. According to Bloomberg, they plan to include permission to use the frozen assets of the Bank of Russia to support Ukraine. Poland, the Baltic countries and a number of other EU states also insist on introducing additional restrictions against LNG from the Russian Federation and the services of Russian IT specialists.