The EU has not decided on the date of adoption of a new package of sanctions against Russia

There is currently no date for the adoption of the tenth package of EU sanctions against Russia, write “RIA Novosti” with reference to a high-ranking European source. Now the European Union is focused on implementing and preventing circumvention of existing restrictions, he added.

“We have adopted nine packages of sanctions and are now focused on their implementation, preventing their circumvention around the world. We are open to new sanctions, but not at this council of foreign ministers. It is impossible to say now when they will be adopted,” he said.

He expressed confidence that the European Union has “ideas” for new sanctions against Russia. He did not comment on which sectors will be affected by the new restrictions.

January 17 President of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von der Leyen statedthat the European Union intends to adopt the tenth package of sanctions against Russia. It will be aimed at correcting the shortcomings made in the development of previous packages.

Before that, during his speech at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos the head of the EC named The purpose of EU sanctions is to plunge the Russian economy into recession for a long time.

Against the backdrop of the start of Russia’s special operation in Ukraine, the EU has already adopted nine packages of sanctions against the Russian Federation. Restrictions have affected many sectors of the economy, including energy, high-tech sector, aviation, banking, mining, automotive, etc.

December 16, 2022 EU accepted the ninth package of sanctions against the Russian Federation. The restrictions affected Russian banks, the export of dual-use goods and technologies, and a ban was introduced on investments in the energy and mining sectors of Russia.