EU extends sanctions against Russia due to "zero progress" on "Minsk"

At the summit in Brussels on Thursday, the leaders of the countries of the European Union decided to 39 extend the economic sanctions against Russia by the middle of 2019.

The sanctions continued with "no progress in the implementation" Treaties of Minsk "Donald Tusk , President of the European Council, declared that the decision was adopted unanimously

The restrictive measures concern the energy, defense and finance sectors

The last time , the EU Council continued its sanctions against Russia in July of this year, to act until 31 January 2019.

At the Brussels summit on Thursday, the leaders from the European Union have decided to extend the economic sanctions against Russia by mid – 2019.

The sanctions continued without "any progress in the implementation of the Minsk treaties". Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, stated that the decision had been adopted unanimously.

The restrictive measures concern the energy, defense and finance sectors.

The last time, the EU Council continued its sanctions against Russia in July this year. Acting before 31 January 2019.

Tusk adds that the EU calls on Russia to release captured Ukrainian seamen, to return Ukrainian navy ships and to open the crossing of the Kerch Strait to all ships .

Wednesday, Petro Poroshenko handed over to Don Ice Tusk proposes personal sanctions against the Russians involved in the incident in the Kerch Strait, resulting in the capture of Ukrainian ships.

Anti-Russian sanctions

The sanctions lists, established in March 2014, include the largest Russian companies, whose share belongs to the state. They have limited access to the European financial market.

The sanctions included, for example, the oil and gas companies Rosneft, Gazprom Nafta and Transneft, state-owned banks – Sberbank, VTB, Gazprombank, Vnesheconombank "- as well as Crimean companies," Almaz-Antey ", a weapon factory of Tula and the company Kalashnikov

An arms embargo was imposed on defense companies, as well as a ban on the export of dual-use goods and of technologies for military use to Russia

The bans include the supply to Russia of extraction equipment high-tech oil in the Arctic, deep seabed and shale oil.

In addition to economic sanctions, the European Union provides for personal sanctions against members of the " authorities "of the annexed Crimea and separate sanctions against Peninsula

The United States, Canada, Australia and several other states have introduced sanctions against Russia, other than those of the EU.

• US President Donald Trump signed a law last August to consolidate and supplement the law passed earlier after Crimea joined the United States.
  • The sanctions imposed by the United States were reinforced by the actions of Russia in Donbass and Crimea: who is on the list? and the beginning of the conflict over the Donbass documents on sanctions against Russia. According to this document, the president can not cancel these sanctions.

    In response to the sectoral sanctions of the European Union, the Kremlin introduced counter-food sanctions prohibiting the import of meat and dairy products, as well as fruits, vegetables and Russian nuts in 2014. EU.

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