Sanctions against the Russian Federation have reached the "biggest limit" - the European Commissioner

According to the politician, the last ninth package of restrictions does not include new sectors of the Russian economy or energy. Instead, the package focuses on the details and clarifies them. "I have long said that the sanctions have reached their limit and in these sanctions cannot be innovations. I do not see the areas where these sanctions should be additional, something new. If you really look at these key areas when it comes to the Russian economy, this The loop is quite long.

According to the European official, the most important work to promote to energy independence from Russia - the EU managed to significantly reduce the import of Russian gas from 40 to 9 percent. Against this background, Brussels should now ensure that sanctions already entered and prevent them from being possible. "Perhaps the most important thing now is to realize what is already accepted, to ensure that it is implemented.

To prevent Russia from missing sanctions through other neighboring states, and this will have the highest pressure on Russia," Sinkevichus stressed. According to the European Council press service, the EU added about 200 natural and legal persons to the list of those whose assets are frozen.

This includes the Armed Forces of Russia, as well as individual officers and enterprises of the defense industry, deputies of the State Duma and the Federation Council, ministers, illegal Russian puppets in the occupied territories of Ukraine and political parties. In addition, this list includes key persons involved in Russia's missile strikes, abduction of Ukrainian children and their export to the Russian Federation, as well as theft of Ukrainian agricultural products.

In particular, according to Focus, according to EUOBSERVERVERVER, the EU will include restrictions against Russian businessman Yuri Kovalchuk, his wife Tatiana Kovalchuk and three other members of his family. The sanctions will also affect the National Media Group, controlled by Kovalchuk. The package also introduces new technologies export restrictions that can help increase Russia's military potential.

Thus, the restriction includes drone engines, camouflage equipment, additional chemical and biological equipment, unrestry control tools and additional electronic components used in Russian military systems on the battlefield. We will remind, on December 9 the United States imposed sanctions against officials from the Presidential Administration and members of the CEC of the Russian Federation. The sanctions are dedicated to the International Corruption Day and Human Rights Day.