24.02.2023
Negotiations had stalled, but at the last minute the community members managed to reach an agreement.
The European Union agreed this Friday (02.24.2023) “in extremis” the tenth package of sanctions once morest Russia, coinciding with the first anniversary of the war in Ukraine, which includes a ban on the export of technology for military use and measures once morest Iranian companies that supply drones to Moscow.
“Today, the EU has approved the tenth package of sanctions once morest Russia” to “help Ukraine win the war,” the Swedish presidency of the Council of the European Union announced on its official Twitter account. The EU is “united with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people”, continued the Swedish EU presidency, which promised that the 27 would continue to support Kiev “for as long as it takes”.
Negotiations between EU countries had stalled in recent hours due to the volume of synthetic rubber quotas that members will be able to import from Russia, since Poland wanted to lower them, although the agreement was finally reached following more than twenty-four hours.
The negotiated package “includes, for example, stricter restrictions on the export of technology and dual-use items,” targeted restricted measures once morest individuals and entities that support the war, spread propaganda, or deliver drones used by Russia in the war, and measures once morest Russian disinformation,” the Swedish presidency listed in its tweet.
“Together, the Member States of the EU have imposed sanctions forceful and far-reaching measures ever imposed to help Ukraine win the war,” he concluded.
Specifically, 47 electronic components will be sanctioned that Russia can use in its weapons systems, such as drones, missiles and helicopters, in such a way that, taking into account the nine previous packages, all technological products found on the battlefield will have been prohibited. , according to said the president of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyenwhen proposing them.
Seven Iranian companies linked to the Revolutionary Guard that make the drones that Tehran is giving to Moscow to bomb Ukraine.
The tenth package puts the focus once once more on the need to prevent both Russia and the oligarchs from circumventing the sanctions and it has been agreed to study the possibility of using the assets of the Russian Central Bank frozen in the EU for the reconstruction of Ukraine.
The sanctions, however, still need to be formally approved before they can actually take effect.
mn (efe, dpa)
