The Permanent Mission to the European Union called new sanctions against Russia illegitimate

The introduction of restrictive measures by the European Union contradicts the system of international financial and trade relations and runs counter to the fundamental principles of the WTO, and the illegitimate sanctions agreed by the EU in the ninth package will affect not only Russians, but also the Europeans themselves, the report says. comments Russia’s permanent mission to the EU regarding a new package of anti-Russian sanctions.

“Unilateral restrictive measures against third countries and their citizens have long become Brussels’ favorite foreign policy instrument. It is obvious to everyone that the goal pursued by the European Union – putting pressure on sovereign states – and the means of achieving it are illegitimate, ”the message on the permanent mission’s website says.

The European Union, as noted, will begin to apply extraterritorial sanctions, which the bloc previously considered illegal. Now individuals or legal entities from any country can be included in the sanctions list for helping the Russian Federation to bypass restrictions.

“Moreover, the European Union has already invented a mechanism for “punishing” both citizens of its own and third countries for the so-called. bypassing anti-Russian restrictions, proposed a bill that would make “violation” of EU illegitimate sanctions a “crime,” the permanent mission lists.

New sanctions will affect not only Russians, but also citizens of Europe, and the ban on broadcasting Russian media violates freedom of speech and the rights of journalists, and also deprives Europeans of “the opportunity to learn an alternative point of view, violates their right to access information,” the publication says.

EU on Friday published new ninth package of sanctions against Russia. The document includes 692 pages, which list individuals and businesses that have been sanctioned.

The blacklist, in particular, included Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova, head of the National Guard Viktor Zolotov, seven ministers and seven governors. Among cultural figures and media personalities, the sanctions affected director Nikita Mikhalkov, singer Grigory Leps, blogger Dmitry Puchkov (“Goblin”), general director of the Orthodox Spas TV channel Boris Korchevnikov. In addition, the daughters of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, Aishat and Karina, fell under the restrictions.

The EU also imposed sanctions against all parliamentary parties in the country – the Liberal Democratic Party, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, A Just Russia, United Russia and New People, as well as the Russian ground forces, navy, aerospace forces and airborne troops. troops. Among departments, restrictions were imposed on Roskomnadzor, and among organizations and movements – on representatives of the clubs “Russian Imperial Movement”, “Rusich” and “Union of Donbass Volunteers”.

In addition, the Council initiated the process of suspending the broadcasting licenses of four more media outlets: NTV / NTV Mir, Rossiya 1, REN TV and Channel One.