Sanctions against Russia: EU will press on third countries that send goods to the Russian Federation - WSJ

According to journalists, European and American officials clearly made it clear that their priority is now an improvement in the efficiency of sanctions and preventing loopholes for the Russian Federation. In the European Union they want to establish a new sanctions regime, which will prohibit export to third countries for assistance to Russia in the extortion of restrictions. About it writes the edition of The Wall Street Journal.

According to journalists, a block from 27 countries did not introduce a proposed ban on the trade for eight Chinese companies for supplying military goods to Russia. According to European diplomats, after negotiations with Beijing EU, only three companies were included in the black list. The publication writes that these measures make up the main part of 11 packages.

The EU seeks to limit Russia's ability to import western dual -use goods under sanctions, including high -tech products that the Kremlin can use in the war against Ukraine. It is reported that European and American officials have made it clear that their priority is now an improvement in the efficiency of sanctions and preventing loopholes for the Russian Federation. According to diplomats, EU measures provide a bilateral approach.

Yes, the block will ban transit through the territory of Russia of goods and technologies that can strengthen the Russian military or defense industry. In addition, the EU will give Member States the right to introduce export prohibitions that limit the sale of "sensitive goods and technologies" of dual-purpose directly to the countries that supply them to Russia. The material states that Germany has led a group of countries that advocate for softening measures as they can be used against China.

As a result, Member States agreed that export prohibitions will only be used as an "exclusive extreme event". Some European diplomats say the export prohibition regime may never be used, but it will be a useful pressure tool. Recall that the Ambassadors of the European Union agreed 11 packages of sanctions against Russia.

It was reported that the European Commission believes that this will increase the fight against the bypass of the sanctions and block the possibility of obtaining goods to be restricted. In addition, the European Union forbade the transport of oil by the Russian pipeline "Druzhba". During the discussion of the 11th Package of Anti-Russian Sanctions, EU representatives listened to the Polish side, which demanded to stop the supply of oil by the southern branch of the Druzhba oil pipeline.